Morita Shiryu
Morita Shiryū ( Japanese 森田 子 龍 , real first name Kiyoshi (清); born June 24, 1912 in Toyooka ( Hyōgo prefecture ); died December 1, 1998 ) was a Japanese artist of the Shōwa period , who was primarily responsible for his development known in modern calligraphy.
life and work
Morita took the stage name Shiryū around 1925 , which means "little dragon". Around 1937 he went to Tōkyō and studied calligraphy under Ueda Sōkyū (1899–1968). In 1943 he went back home, then five years later settled in Kyoto.
In 1952, Morita was one of the founders of the "Ink Artists Association" (Bokujin-kai, 墨 人 会), with which he exhibited regularly. From 1951 to 1980 he published the monthly magazine “Beauty of Indian Ink” (墨 美, Bokubi). An example of his large-format calligraphy is "Drache understands dragon" (龍 知 龍, Ryū chi Ryū) from 1964, the calligraphy is 86 × 215 cm. This calligraphy is executed in the unusual material combination of aluminum pigments in polyvinyl acetate on paper - and is hardly legible.
From 1953 to 1961 Morita was a visiting lecturer at Wakayama University . He then traveled to the USA and Europe, giving lectures and demonstrating his style of calligraphy. He was represented at exhibitions such as the "Carnegie International Art Exhibition", the Biennale of São Paulo , the "Exhibition of Contemporary Art of Japan" (現代 日本 美術展, Gendai Nihon bijutsu-ten).
Web links (images)
At the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art :
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morita, Shiryu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 森田 子 龍 (Japanese); Morita Kiyoshi (real name); 森田 清 (real name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese callograph |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toyooka , Hyogo Prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1998 |