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Dragon Knows Dragon
Morita Shiryû (Japanese, 1912–1998)
Japanese
Shôwa era
1960s-1970s
Medium/Technique
Four-panel screen; aluminum flake pigment in polyvinyl acetate medium, yellow alkyd varnish, on paper
Dimensions
Image: 162 x 307 cm (63 3/4 x 120 7/8 in.)-approximate dimensions
Credit Line
Bequest of Morton Berman in memory of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto
Accession Number2022.1913
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsCalligraphy
Provenance1960s/1970s, acquired by Morton Berman (b. 1924 – d. 2022), Sylvan Barnet (b. 1926 – d. 2016), and William Burto (b. 1921 - d. 2013), Cambridge, MA; 2014, ownership passed fully to Morton Berman; 2022, bequest of Morton Berman to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 6, 2022)