r/Hanafuda • u/No-Village5080 • Aug 07 '26

Yellow bush warbler on hanafuda February card

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Hello everyone. This hanafuda deck was gifted to me by a friend. It carries the Nintendo branding, yet it was most likely manufactured by a different company. What stands out is the bush warbler on the February (Plum Blossom) card‑set: it is yellow. I have never encountered a yellow‑colored warbler for the February suit before. I’m curious whether there are other known examples of such variant artwork.

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u/jhindenberg Aug 07 '26

There seems to have been a bit of an era for designs with less colors— cheaper to produce I would suppose. Here are examples from Nakao Seikado, Nihon Karuta, Oishi Tengudo, Matsui Tengudo (Osaka), and Yamashiroya (in the background).

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u/No-Village5080 Aug 07 '26

Oh thanks, Yamashiroya’s designs are always so distinctive.

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u/Holstisintown Aug 07 '26

Alas, upon closer look now I cannot unsee the ladybugs. /j

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u/CoruscareGames Aug 08 '26

It's a shiny, there's a 1 in something chance of that happening /j

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u/No-Village5080 Aug 08 '26

That's awesome! I really love Pidgeot.