The Tarot Garden Library
Featured Deck
Designer(s), Artist(s): Nicholaas C. J. van Beek
Country of Publication: The Netherlands
Number of Cards: 22
Publication Year: 1984
Publication Status:
Limited edition of 800 copies
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Kashmir Tarot
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Modelled after his own original
major arcana woodcarvings, Dutch artist
Nicholaas C.J. van Beek created this
printed version of the images in 1984, at
the urging of noted tarot expert Stuart
Kaplan. The extremely vivid colors of this
deck (not captured well in the samples due
to the limitations of digital scanning)
were achieved by silk screening the inks
onto an unusually heavy card stock; the
process required 15 - 20 print runs for
each card. The cards measure approximately
4" x 5.5".
The images themselves are a combination
of "traditional Western" tarot elements
(such as those found in the Rider-Waite
and Marseilles tarots) with "Eastern
motifs," including chakra symbolism. The
resulting deck is an assemblege of 22
miniature fine art masterpieces that are
sure to enhance the collection of any art
lover or tarot enthusiast!
For more information on this incredible
tarot, write to us at info@tarotgarden.com,
or see Kaplan's Encyclopedia of
Tarot vol. III, pp. 304 -
308.
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