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King of Pentacles

A 78-card digital tarot drawn in the tones of nacre and dancheong.

King of Pentacles

Material mastery, abundance, steady leadership, business acumen, reliable provider.

Keywords · Upright

  • material mastery
  • abundance
  • steady leadership
  • business acumen
  • reliable provider

Keywords · Reversed

  • greed
  • materialism
  • rigid control of resources
  • status obsession
  • corruption of comfort

Greed, materialism, rigid control of resources, status obsession, corruption of comfort.

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How this deck reads it

The bull carving on the side of the throne and the vineyard and tower rising behind form a single axis, and the cluster of grape-coins in his hand is placed at the summit of that axis. The glitter of the grape berries carved in nacre reveals the fruit of the harvest, while the other hand gripping the scepter reveals the time of control that has guarded that fruit. As the deep dancheong colors settle over the tower and vineyard, the background reads as firm rather than ornate, showing that this figure's abundance is an accumulated structure and not decoration. Yet the more the throne fills the picture, the more the gaze naturally narrows toward the inside of the boundary of possession.

Artwork

A bearded king sits on a throne against a city wall, holding a gold coin engraved with a bunch of grapes. He grips a scepter beside him, and a bull is carved into the side of the throne.

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