The Phoenix and Peony pattern originated in 1950s China and was designed by the Design Department of Shanghai East China Textile Bureau. This design style features bold color combinations of red and green. At that time, Chinese fashion was dominated by black and other dark colors, so this innovative and vibrant design quickly swept across the country.

The Phoenix and Peony pattern originated in 1950s China and was designed by the Design Department of Shanghai East China Textile Bureau. This design style features bold color combinations of red and green. At that time, Chinese fashion was dominated by black and other dark colors, so this innovative and vibrant design quickly swept across the country.

High visibility for Close-up, Parlour and Stage performances Cards still look like Poker sized cards to your audience All the features of the Phoenix Deck are also built into the Parlour design(ie: one way design on the backs and faces) All sleights that could be performed with Poker sized cards can be done with the Parlour size, so you will get used to the new size extremely fast NEW: The cards are produced on our Card-Shark stock matching the US playing card stock used for BEE Decks. The New Finish will blow your mind! NEW: Due to multiple requests, we finally have unmarked Parlour Decks available for an extremely competitive price. NEW: The Daredevil Deck! Produced in cooperation with Henry Evans, this will also be available in Parlour size, making it probably the best marked deck for stage ever. NEW: Almost all Parlour Decks will have two special gimmicks included to perform the classic 3-Card-Monte. Perfect as a training deck. If you train your sleights with the Parlour Deck, performing them with Poker sized cards is a breeze. It is as if you would perform Poker Deck sleights with a Bridge size deck.

Phoenix playing cards created by Card Shark Playing Cards.