Melissa Zupan | Deck Comparison: J.K. Waite and Rider Tarot @melissazupan6026 | Uploaded April 2020 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
In 1975, fortune teller Alexandria Mokusei-ou (Jupiter King) launched his career as a tarot deck creator by working with illustrator Seigan Nakajima to create a Waite-based tarot deck: the first Waite tarot deck to be sold widely throughout Japan under the publisher Tairiku Shobou. Today, the West knows this deck as the J.K. Waite or the Waite-J.K. deck, and it is a lovely example full of bright jewel tones, dark blues, and lots of pinks and purples. But it tweaks some of the expected Rider Tarot imagery, so why not put the two against each other for a better look?
In 1975, fortune teller Alexandria Mokusei-ou (Jupiter King) launched his career as a tarot deck creator by working with illustrator Seigan Nakajima to create a Waite-based tarot deck: the first Waite tarot deck to be sold widely throughout Japan under the publisher Tairiku Shobou. Today, the West knows this deck as the J.K. Waite or the Waite-J.K. deck, and it is a lovely example full of bright jewel tones, dark blues, and lots of pinks and purples. But it tweaks some of the expected Rider Tarot imagery, so why not put the two against each other for a better look?
