Pietro Turino combines the subtle beauty of 17th century ukiyo culture with modern, anime-style illustrations in this gorgeous tarot deck.
The Japanese term ukiyo (the floating world) came to prominence in the 17th century to describe the pleasure-seeking culture of urban lifestyle in cities like Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka. From it stemmed an art movement that dealt with notions of transience, impermanence, and the ephemeral. This tarot deck recalls these fascinating concepts and combines them with a modern anime-like style to bring the subtle beauty of the floating world into the new millennium.
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Linda, Kindle Customer –
Cartas cómodas de trabajar y diseño precioso.
best shopper –
Nice deck. Had to wait a while. But came in good shape.
DarkStar77 –
Beautiful art in the cards, Japanese theme. Rider Waite Smith system. These carts are beautiful and come in a two part hard box with a guidebook.
Amazon Customer –
One of my new favorite Tarot Decks! The artwork is very crisp, love the colors, and the size is perfect for a woman’s small hands.The images are so easy to connect with, I opened them and took them straight to a Psychic Fair to read cards there! Got many compliments on them. Ordered a second deck!
Cerulean –
This deck is absolutely gorgeous! With that said, I am extremely disappointed that this was published on their old subpar cardstock (similar to The Golden Art Nouveau tarot)! Lo Scarabeo has been printing on some great card lately but this isn’t it.
DarkStar77 –
Artsy style cross between Yoshitaka Amano art style and romantic inked manga…I see this as a 20th/21st century Asian romantic fantasy rather than Edo style woodblock graphics…the High Priestess does have a left over right closure of her robe detail that I appreciate, but those robe colors look more romantic fall palette nostalgia than true historical ukiyoe woodblock print patterns, colors, and kimono layers. (The U S. Games Ukiyoe Tarot was more apt to follow historic graphics and Marseilles/playing card style of 20th century Japanese tarots.)
Still, these graphics are quite pretty with 20th century romantic color palette, and the character faces depict sweet melancholy at best…no smiles except the slightest in the Nine of Cups…all scenes presented on black cards stock. Unfortunately many black bordered decks seem to age rapidly with use even if the user is careful.
I am not sure if the humor in some of the Smith Waite style minor meanings are intentional as in the Seven of Swords …”a skeleton walks away with swords and it is not clear of the swords are stolen or taken consenusually, but the skeleton is certainly very fond of them.” There’s further skeletal drama in the scene of the Four of Swords but its not gruesome fieceness, more Gothic moodiness.
So looking at unexpected quirks with a slight sense of wry humor at the meanings, an inclination to see the characters in romantic melancholy or drama…this might be a unique storytelling deck if you like manga.
For a stronger folklore take, I appreciate the earlier Yokai Tarot from Lo Scarabeo and for artistic homage to Edo inspired graphics, I already had other favorites. This expressive tarot, which reminds me of 20th century manga, seems to be growing on my imagination and if what I saw seems to be of interest to the manga art fan, this could be a fanciful Waite Smith variation to collectors.
HT –
The cards are so pretty…. they are just stunning to open and go thru. The colors are bright and engaging. I loooove this deck.
The stock is a little thin tho (my only complaint) which is surprising as a lo scarabeo… but still leagues better than llewellyn stock typically is. Nice to shuffle and glides easily with overhand shuffling.
The box is a sturdy two part box. Im so glad no flap style box (i hate those)
Someone mentioned them being AI. I do not think so. As a 2d and 3d artist, those mistakes mentioned are just sometimes what happens accidentally in the space you’re working with. You do what u can to correct but it doesnt always go clean (ie: holding the blade over the handle. If held by handle, the sword would be obscured or her arm wayyyyy up high lol) There is also symmetry present in these, which is spotted easily to a trained eye. Painters typically mirror complex stuff and change it a bit (to be easier to manage while making it less noticeably mirrored) but AI would never need to symmetrize things that way. It would just generate it. Re two moons: a design choice lol not necessarily an AI mistake. Fantasy doesnt have rules… ive done things like that before too. I know its getting hard to tell, but people cry foul that stuff is AI way too often (and sometimes its def not)
Ocarinaatje –
The cards are very beautiful and good quality be it a little thin. It has a very different approach to other tarot decks and it’s own spread involving the ideas of shoganai, wabi sabi, ikigai and ukiyo. A new way to reflect on your life and habits. You won’t be disappointed.
Nerea –
Très beau tarot. Les illustrations et couleurs sont magnifiques. Une étoile en moins pour la qualité des cartes. Un peu fines, elles ont du mal à revenir droite si un peu pliées. Par contre elles ont un effet linen que j’adore et se mélangent bien.
Yuuko –
Absolutely love this deck! The art just “talks to me”, and even though it’s fantastical and “youthful”, it’s not juvenile or silly.
I also like the card stock (on the thinner side, but this is how I like it), however after a month in use the edges started to chip. Not happy. But! It’s such a cool art that ‘m even willing to buy a backup copy.
Brianna N. –
Incredibly beautiful and intuitive deck. The connection was instant and unexpected. The guidebook is brief but well written and as is typical with this publisher, comes in multiple languages. The sturdy 2 piece black lined box gives the deck a premium feel without being too bulky. Personally I love Lo Scarabeo’s standard cardstock as it has good shape retention and is compact enough for me to riffle shuffle.
I’m not familiar with Ukiyo art or concepts so I was unsure if it would translate into my style of reading tarot, but what convinced me to try it anyway was the fact that it’s got a gothic ambiance to it that drew me in. It has a really nice feel and its energy and atmosphere is top tier. Very chatty and will likely work well with oracle decks as well.
I will likely edge this deck with a black paint marker to minimize scuffs and give it that personal touch, but I’m very happy with it as it came.
The price point was higher than what I’d usually pack for a Scarabeo deck, but I totally think it was worth it. I did appreciate that the deck was wrapped in compostable plastic (at least the inner plastic on the actual cards was-the crunchy plastic on the outside wasn’t marked so I don’t know if that was also compostable, should be cool if it is tho). I do prefer the little paper band popular in the thicker Scarabeo standing boxes to the plastic but if you have to plastic wrap for some reason, I like the eco effort made.
Mink –
Dit is een zeer mooi deck dat schitterend is getekend. Het lijkt erg veel in de lijn met de klassieke Rider-Waite tarotdack maar ik vind dit veel fijner om te gebruiken. Dit deck heeft niet van die opdringerige kleuren zoals dat RW deck.
Brianna N. –
I love everything about this deck. The art is truly gorgeous. The size is slightly smaller than average tarot deck. Which is great for me. The cardstock is thin but its good quality and has weight to it. It seems to hold its shape well, whereas more rigid cards dont have much give so they get bent out of shape easier. Has a great bounce and the feel and texture is very nice. So easy to shuffle because of size texture.