Let CΓ be the Cauchy integral operator on a Lipschitz curve Γ. In this article, the authors show that the commutator [b,CΓ] is bounded (resp, compact) on the Morrey space
Lp,λfalse(double-struckRfalse) for any (or some) p ∈ (1,∞) and λ ∈ (0,1) if and only if
b∈0.1emBMOfalse(double-struckRfalse) (resp,
CMOfalse(double-struckRfalse)). As an application, a factorization of the classical Hardy space
H1false(double-struckRfalse) in terms of CΓ and its adjoint operator is obtained.