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 = 6.30cm x 11.40cm
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 Unnumbered 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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