SANYU
Catalogue Raisonné, Oil Paintings, Volume One

Author: Rita Wong

Graphic design: Glenn Suokko
Publisher: Li Ching Cultural and Educational Foundation, Taipei
Languages: English, French, and Chinese (single edition)

2001 · Li Ching Foundation · Hardcover with jacket and softcover · 9 × 12 in · 384 pages

Published in 2001, this inaugural volume established the first complete catalogue raisonné of Sanyu’s oil paintings, serving as the foundational reference for global scholarship. To honor Sanyu’s reduced, lyrical language of form, I developed a disciplined typographic system capable of harmonizing English, French, and Chinese text within a single edition. The design is engineered for longevity, utilizing measured pacing and a rigorous reference structure that supports both the aesthetic appreciation of the work and the exacting needs of curators and collectors. This volume set the visual and structural precedent for all subsequent publications in the artist’s recorded history.