Playing Cards from Japan
Seiko fashion cards
Men's and ladies fashion playing cards published for the Seiko Corporation by Nintendo, Japan, 1971.
Shapely
“Shapely” non-standard adult playing cards manufactured by Angel Playing Cards Co., Japan, 1980
Sushi playing cards
Sushi playing cards illustrating different types and styles of sushi, USA, 2004.
Sylvanian Families mini playing cards
Miniature cards in sheet form with Sylvanian Families characters on the courts and Jokers.
Taro Okamoto
The combination of shapes and colours in these playing cards creates a vibrant and eye-catching surreal effect.
Tokyo Disneyland Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Disney themed playing cards featuring Mickey Mouse and his friends; available at Tokyo Disneyland in 1987.
Torys Western Cards
Promotional pack for a brand of Japanese whisky, featuring comic Wild West characters.
Uta Garuta
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by Anthony Lee
These cards are basically a poetry anthology (the Hyakunin Isshu, or 百人一首), transposed onto cards.
Utamaro “Ukiyo-e” playing cards
Utamaro Ukiyo-e playing cards showing woodblock prints of beautiful women.