36. Le Dix de Coupe

The Ten of Cups from Tarocchino Arlecchino

About the Card

English Name(s)

The Ten of Cups

Correspondences

  • Grand Etteilla: Cards Number 40 and 45
  • Petit Etteilla: Ten of Hearts

Image Description

A column of four cups on either side of the card, and two additional cups in the middle. Each cup has pink and green scroll shapes on its side and a blue orb between the top and the base. The base has three sides visible with an upward-facing crescent moon in the middle. The rim has a black and gold triangle pattern and the inside is dark red. Each of the two cups in the center has a pale blue five-petaled flower growing from it, with black and dark red leaves and stems.

Meanings

Upright

Town, city, homeland, country, village, place, site, location, home, abode, dwelling, residence, citizens.

Reversed

Heritage, inheritance, estate, legacy, holdings, gift, donation, dowry, jointure, provision, grant, legitimate, transmission, testament.