UKIYOE TAROT

CODE: PT0062

Rare & Beautiful

OPEN / UNUSED / RARE
Slight creases on box corner otherwise in excellent condition

Publisher: US Games Systems Inc

ISBN: 0-88079-014-8

State: Slight creases on box corner otherwise in excellent condition

Description: 78 cards in English & Japanese. Instruction booklet

Dimensions:
Weight 220g
Height 115mm
Width 650mm
Depth 35mm

UKIYOE

This is an elegant tarot deck in the Japanese ukiyo-e art style tradition.

The little white booklet which comes with the deck is far superior to most of the ones like it; it comes complete with a brief but informative history and description of ukiyoe art itself, as well as explanations of all the symbolism and the meanings of all of the cards.

The Major Arcana bear all the traditional titles, with artwork which depicts the Edo period of Japanese history. Each card has some characters drawn in the picture which are the titles for the cards in Classical Chinese characters, which are also used by the Japanese. The regular titles are in English at the bottom of the card. The cards are given the Marseille-type ordering; i.e. Justice is 8 and Strength 11.

The Minor Arcana are very interesting in this deck. The suits are the traditional Cups, Wands, Swords and Pentacles, but they are done in a Japanese style consistent with the rest of the deck. Flower symbolism is relied on heavily and actually well explained in the book. The numbered cards are basically pips but they are drawn very attractively and the flowers are showcased on each one. Incorporated into each pip card is an image of a playing card with the symbol that corresponds to that particular suit; i.e. clubs, spades, hearts, diamonds. Court cards are the traditional King, Queen, Knight, Page.

It will make an excellent choice for collectors. Those who are fans of Japanese artwork or culture will also enjoy this deck, as will botanically-inclined people, since the flower symbology is an integral part of the deck.

$200.00

Product Code: PT0062  In Stock: 1