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 volume established the first full catalogue raisonné of Sanyu’s oil paintings and remains a foundational reference for collectors, curators, and scholars. Sanyu (Chang Yu, 1895–1966) developed a distinctly modern language of form—reduced, lyrical, and culturally hybrid—shaped by his long life in Paris and his ongoing conversation with both Chinese tradition and European modernism.

The design is built for long-term use: consistent documentation, measured pacing, and restrained typography that supports close viewing across a large body of paintings. Later publications—including subsequent volumes and expanded editions—continue the scholarly record first consolidated here.