Cats Tarot
1991
Saiya Kusano
Japan
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Description:
The Cats tarot is one of the earliest examples of a Japanese cat themed tarot. This was created by the prolific Alexandria Mokuseioh, with the artist being Saiya Kusano. The imagery incorporates domestic cats, wild leopards, tigers and cheetahs. On some of the cards, Mokuseioh gives an astrological context, with his Star card showing a constellation of the cat and the World card depicting a cat gazing at a starry constellation. The Devil card is interesting in that the devil is depicted as a human being wearing a cat mask.
