Playing Cards by Takenobu Igarashi
Date
1824
Credits
- Takenobu Igarashi 3 Designer
Format
- Packaging 402
Publishers
Media
- paper 2108
Techniques
- illustration 308
- printing 911
Dimensions
- Height
- 6cm
- Depth
- 9cm
Printed Pages
54
Locations Made
- Austria 7
This design was created by Takenobu Igarashi in 1824 for a set of playing cards at MoMA. It appears to be just a black-and-white pattern, but closer inspection reveals the shapes of real playing cards, including spades, clubs, and what appear to be queens (Q) and jacks (J). Instead of just repeating the same pattern, the shapes are stretched, stacked, and rotated. This layout gives us the image of playing cards being unfolded in the hands.
