En (Circle) by Morita Shiryū (1912-1998)

Aluminum flake pigment in polyvinyl acetate medium and yellow alkyd varnish on paper and wood panel

Signed, titled and dated 1967 on a label affixed to the reverse, original frame

For a pair of panels by the artist treated in a similar manner see: The Collection-Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art 1993, p.266, no.30. For a large four-fold screen see: Beyond Golden Clouds Japanese screens from The Art Institute of Chicago and the Saint Louis Art Museum, pp. 196/197.

Exhibited at: Seeing Round Corners, Turner Contemporary, Margate, Sat 21 May - Sun 25 Sep 2016