Lot 26 · Post-War & Contemporary Art
Dragon Knows Dragon (「龍知龍」Ryu wa ryu o shiru)1989
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- Estimate
- £65,000–£85,000 hammer ≈ $89,386–$116,889
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Post-War & Contemporary Art, London, New Bond Street · 15 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-626513
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Morita Shiryū, Dragon Knows Dragon (「龍知龍」Ryu wa ryu o shiru)1989. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2021, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-626513.
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Morita Shiryū, Dragon Knows Dragon (「龍知龍」Ryu wa ryu o shiru)1989. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2021, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-626513.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A Biography (9 Postcards) 1970 | Saul Steinberg | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Avoiding Open Heart Surgery 1985 | Julian Schnabel | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Early Forms 1993 | Tony Cragg | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Portière Bleue 1985 | César | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Untitled 1989 | A. R. Penck | £12,000–£18,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Red Fan)1965 | Kazuo Shiraga | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morita Shiryū | Morita Shiryu (1912-1998) Ryu wa ryu o shiru (Dragon knows d | $187,575 | Bonhams, Sep 2019 | |
| Morita Shiryū | Choo (Conspicuousness), 1969 | Christie's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Morita Shiryū | Morita Shiryu 森田子龍 | Ekoh (Illumination) 回光 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Morita Shiryū | kanzan - han-shan (folding screen) | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Morita Shiryū | Large calligraphy panel with the Chinese character „ki“ (Tre | Lempertz, Jun 2020 | ||
| Morita Shiryū | ryū wa ryū o shiru — dragon knows dragon | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 蟲の世界 (夏の午後) | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2023 | ||
| Morita Shiryū | A calligraphy by Morita Shiryû (1912-1998) | Lempertz, Dec 2017 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.