Exotic Playing Cards By Sumio Kawakami - 2 Decks

Exotic playing cards featuring the world-renowned Sumio Kawakami’s woodblock artwork, manufactured by Nintendo. An artist who has been featured in MoMA, who also has a museum in Japan, dedicated solely to his artwork.  This card set is a reproduced edition of Sumio Kawakami’s woodblock print “Torampu-e” from 1939. Each suit emphasizes a theme: Clubs feature a Japanese theme, Spades feature a Chinese theme, Hearts feature a European theme, and Diamonds feature a Near East theme. Each number set features a motif as well. The jokers in this collection are called “Fukusuke”, a large-headed character that is said to bring good luck and fortune. This allows each card to be unique to its own and completes a 54 card deck featuring different artwork per card.Contains 2 decks of exotic playing cards.