THE DECK
For example, cherry blossoms for the month of march is the species Prunus serrulata in Japan and Prunus cerasoides in India. Similarly, animals and birds have been swaped with their Indian Native species. For example, the Phoenix in the december series is replaced with Garuda, the king of birds.
april
january
feb
10
feb
feb
feb
20
may
10
may
may
may
20
mar
10
mar
mar
mar
5
jun
10
jun
jun
3.2 cm
Clear box with cherry blossom pattern printed on the borders Pattern:
5
aug
aug
aug
5
sep
10
sep
sep
sep
december
august september
5
nov
5
nov
nov
nov
20
dec
10
dec
dec
dec
november
aug
0.2 cm
Packaging
october
july 20
Colour Palette: In this deck, warm tones of the true colours of the plants are used to relate to the craft.
The alignment, locations and quantities of of the elements have been retained along with the iconic red colour of the cards as an ode to it’s orginal design.
(SPECIAL COMBINATION)
jun
Animals: round eyes with a pointy end, dots or lines over body to emphasise shape
Elements Retained
POINTS
YAKU
Plants: thick outerlines and thinner inner lines
Humans: rounded chins, center align and triangular proportions, white jewellery, lined hatch on clothing, large eyes and appendages clubbed together.
jan
20
jan
MONTH
may
5
Craft: Pattachitra - West Bengal
Birds: circular eyes occupying the whole head, patterns over neck and wings
FRONT
5.4 cm
5
Layout
BACK
june
Each suit or “hiki” has four cards. The same plant is shown as the common element on each of these four cards. In this deck, these plants are substituted with their Indian native quivalent. This emphasises the similar plant species across the two countries
february
Plant themes
Dimensions
march
This Japanese deck of cards also known as “flower cards” or “Hanafuda cards” is composed of 48 cards. They are divided into twelve suits, one for each month of the year.
YAKU
(SPECIAL COMBINATION)