Details of the Ukiyoe Tarot
Solandia's Summary: The Ukiyoe Tarot adapts Marseille symbolism into a Japanese style deck, with traditionally dressed figures on the Major Arcana, and undecorated minor arcana. Now out of print.
Creator(s):
Koji Furuta
Type: Tarot Deck Number of Cards: 78 Major Arcana: 22 Minor Arcana: 56
Card Size: 2.48 x 4.49 inches = 6.3cm x 11.4cm
Publisher: Published by US Games
1982
Minor Arcana Style: Decorated Pips
Suits: Cups, Swords, Wands, Pentacles
Court Cards: Page, Knight, Queen, King
Major Titles: Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor,
Hierophant, Lovers, Chariot, Justice, Hermit, Wheel of
Fortune, Strength, Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Devil,
Tower, Star, Moon, Sun, Judgment, World
The Fool is 0 Strength is 11 Justice is 8
Deck Characteristics:
Decks of the 80s
Deck Themes:
Eastern
Card Back: Reversible
Back Design: Golden maple leaves, tipped with red, float on a deep red-brown field
Companion Material: Little white booklet in English.
Languages:
English
Excerpt of the
Ukiyoe Tarot review by April Wagner: Note: Although it is usually written Ukiyo-e, I will use Ukiyoe as Kaplan does for consistency.
In 1980 Stuart Kaplan commissioned Japanese artist Koji Furuta to design a Tarot deck in the Ukiyoe style. The resulting Ukiyoe Tarot was one of the more beautiful but underrated decks published by U.S. Games. The Ukiyoe Tarot was a lucky find for me. Although I do like Ukiyoe art, I wasn’t acti... read more.
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