He holds a short sceptre in his left hand and a great cup in his right; his throne is set upon the sea; on one side a ship is riding and on the other a dolphin is leaping. The implicit is that the Sign of the Cup naturally refers to water, which appears in all the court cards.
The King of Cups is a fair man, man of business, law, or divinity; responsible, disposed to oblige the questioner; also equity, art and science, including those who profess science, law and art; creative intelligence.
