| Title | Da(3)Pai(2) |
| Artist / Creator | Shu-Ju Wang |
| Artist's Nationality | Taiwan |
| Place of Publication | Portland, Oregon |
| Publication Date | 2008 |
| Structure / Binding | Cards, wrap-around cover. |
| Medium / Materials | Gocco printed, Astroparche Antique Gold |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 3.4 x 2.2 inches, Astroparche Antique Gold version—.6 inches deep. |
| Edition Size | Edition of 65 |
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A full deck of 54 cards that trace the evolution of 52 Chinese characters from their original pictographs to their contemporary forms. The heart and diamond suits illustrate the evolution of 26 radicals, and the spade and club suits show these radicals used in complex, combination characters. Based on the book Chinese Calligraphy by Edoardo Fassioli and Guo Yu Ri Bao Zi Dian, a Chinese dictionary.
Artist Bio
Born and raised in Taiwan, and trained as an engineer, Shu-Ju Wang settled in Oregon after stays in Saudi Arabia, California, and New Jersey. In 2000, she left engineering to become a full time artist. With an immigrant’s eye, Shu-Ju paints a portrait of her sometimes wonderful, sometimes unsettling, first generation American life. Shu-Ju tells us, "With a few exceptions, my editioned artist's books are created with the Print Gocco and can be found at rare book collections and university libary collections throughout North America; they have also been featured in numerous publications. My work tends to be personal and intimate, and like everyone else's lives, that means things range from introspective to wacky to political indignation. And where I go, my books go."