€ 32,50
Illustrator Marga Biazzi studied Japanese language and culture, and that grounding shows in this deck. She combines Japanese visual motifs with art nouveau linework, building on her earlier Yokai Tarot. Writer Debora Mayfair contributed the texts.
Published by Lo Scarabeo, scheduled for April 2026.
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Marga Biazzi studied Japanese language and culture, and this deck reflects that. The Japanese Art Nouveau Tarot is not a surface-level visual mashup. Japanese imagery and the flowing, organic lines of art nouveau meet here from the inside out.
Writer Debora Mayfair, who has collaborated with Biazzi on two previous projects, wrote the texts. Lo Scarabeo publishes the deck in April 2026.
The arcana are rendered as figures from kabuki theatre: stylised, expressive, and firmly cast in their roles. That sounds theatrical, and it is, but the result feels more like a tableau than a spectacle. Japanese motifs such as flowing robes, blossoms and geometric patterns run through the art nouveau lines that hold the whole deck together.
Anyone familiar with Biazzi's Yokai Tarot will recognise her hand. This deck feels more refined: less folkloric, more focused on a coherent visual whole.
The guidebook runs to 128 pages and is in English. The source material does not give further detail about the contents of the guidebook, so what it covers in terms of spreads or card descriptions is not yet known.
If you already know the Yokai Tarot and are ready for something with a more polished, more stylised visual language, this is a natural next step.
Marga Biazzi works as an illustrator for Italian and international publishers, primarily as a children's book illustrator. Her study of Japanese language and culture forms the basis of both the Yokai Tarot and this deck. You can find her work at MargaBiazzi.it.
Debora Mayfair is based in Italy and previously worked with Biazzi on I Sussurri Delle Scogliere and Chancery Lane: Books, Rooms, and More. Her writing focuses on fairy tales and legends retold.
How does this differ from the Yokai Tarot?
Both decks are illustrated by Marga Biazzi and draw on Japanese visual culture. The Yokai Tarot is rooted in Japanese folklore and spirits. This deck pairs Japanese motifs with art nouveau aesthetics, giving it a different feel: more decorative, more concerned with style than mythology.
What language are the cards and guidebook in?
The guidebook is in English. The available information does not confirm whether there is any text printed on the cards themselves.
| Uitgeverij | Lo Scarabeo |
| Auteur | Aarona Leá |
| SKU | 1234-EX325-BOX |
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