Fengshen
Self-published bilingual deck exploring Asian mythological figures and traditions.
by Weng Ziyang · Self Published · 2006
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The record
I just bought this deck recently, and the box it comes in with the book is just beautiful! After looking at these pictures, I had a lot of high expectations, but when the box arrived in the mail, there were a few things that I was disappointed with. First, right after opening the box, I noticed their size was quite small compared to the Der-Jen deck. Another initial problem I had with this deck was that the back of the cards had no finish on them. It sort of felt like they were cheaply made...and they couldn't afford a nice glossy finish for both sides. The backsides of the cards have a very rough cardboard-like feel, while the front are rather glossy and smooth. The pips are not illustrated, but I was already expecting this. Not a disappointment here. There seems to be very little RWS symbolism in this deck. Sometimes I wonder if the artist even knew what he was doing at all when he was commissioned to create these cards...of course, I might also be missing some other valuable information from the book, since I don't actually read simplified Chinese. (I read Japanese.) The theme of these cards is connected to the characters of the Chinese classical epic "Fengshen Yanyi" also known
The cards
