The Seventh printing

THE PERFECTLY IMPERFECT EDITION - This is the Wonky Printing.

If you are looking for the new printing with cards all the same size and color, here is what you want: https://www.etsy.com/stasiab/listing/963042390/the-sasuraibito-tarot-78-card-deck-and?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1615232914578

++ The thing that makes this deck weird and special ++

+++++ This deck was printed with one error: one missing card with one duplicated.

To amend this problem, I had replacement cards printed, which will come packaged with your deck.
This replacement card is <<slightly>> smaller (around 1mm), and is printed <<slightly>> lighter in color.
That's it! Swap out and go! Most readers will not be bothered, I've also heard that the extra character makes the deck even more special. A product of the times, perhaps.

Printed in 2020, where all went sideways. This deck represents a whirlwind of all sorts of energy and history.

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My complete 78-card original art tarot deck.

The Japanese word: "sasuraibito" most closely translates to "wanderer." It's an old-fashioned literary term that is falling out of use, meant to describe a person ever-seeking, searching for a place of healing and refuge. This deck is designed to aid the curious wanderer, and accompany you on your adventures to come.
This 78 card deck is inspired loosely by the Raider-Waite deck, contemporary living in the Western world, and Japanese and Buddhist concepts and ideals.

The cards measure 2.75''×4.75'' (70mm×120mm) on 330gsm (smooth, sturdy) card stock with a matte UV finish, and are encased in a beautiful, sturdy lidded box featuring the card back design.

Included is a 63-page guidebook, with brief notes on the meanings and symbolism of my cards. The deck is loosely inspired by the Rider-Waite tarot deck. While some cards follow common iconography fairly closely (Strength, The World), others diverge strongly from tradition (Death, Judgment). Common themes in the deck are the key points in the cycle of life, embracing endings and keeping the fool's open mind.

I painted the original designs between 2015-2017, in sumi ink, watercolor and Windsor & Newton Inks. The original major arcana deck lives in the personal collection of a patron in New York.



********* A NOTE ON THE GILT EDGES ********* These cards have gold edging, which will fade with time. As this is a paper physical object, it will wear with use.

**** A NOTE ON AUTHENTICITY ****

This year I've noticed counterfeit Sasuraibito decks appearing on the market, so if you now purchase a deck with this slight defect you can rest assured the deck is authentic. ;) Counterfeit decks will be less expensive, and also of very poor quality, and often missing a guidebook. This listing here is my own creation, and printed and published with my direction. This project was a work of profound introspection and love, of which I am very proud, and I'm so excited to share it with you.


Thank you so much for looking!

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