1932 Rikishi 5 Set

Description: This is a very early menko set and the first with individually hand-drawn kesho-mawashi. This set is one of the first of about a dozen or so "human" sets produced in the 1930's and early 1940s. This style of sets was common during this decade and fortunately leads to easy identification of the year each was produced. These sets are different than the similar "human" ones produced in the mid 1950's in the fact that the faces of the rikishi are drawn in these instead of a photo superimposed over the body. This set was produced right around the time of the Shunjuen Incident and so the set doesn't align to any particular banzuke and ranks span the course of a year from late 1931 to 1932.

Company: Unknown Availability: Extremely Rare

Card Size: 1.1" x 2.4" Card Material: Thick, paper stock

# of Cards in set: 8+ Packaging: Sheets

Key Cards:

Winner Stamp Description: N/A

Front Design: This set features a drawing of the Rikishi in their Kesho-Mawashi.

Back Design: Rikishi's shikona is in big bold kanji in the middle of the menko with the rikishi's rank above this. To the right of the shikona in small kanji is a war themed word and to the left of the shikona is the rikishi's weight. A 5 digit Fighting Number is along the bottom inside of a rectangle which has rounded ends. No Gu-Cho-Pa mark appears on the menko. Backs are printed in a navy blue ink.

Banzuke Checklist					Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting #	Front	Back	Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna					Ozeki	Shimizugawa	91175
					Maegashira	Hatasegawa	71700
					Maegashira	Taikyuzan	67815
					Maegashira	Otakayama	50041
					Maegashira	Tamaikari	50041
					Maegashira	Ryogoku	47915
					Maegashira	Asahigawa	11159
Ozeki	Shimizugawa - Design 1	91175






Ozeki	Shimizugawa - Design 2	91175
Sekiwake
Komusubi
Maegashira	Tamaikari	50041
Maegashira	Hatasegawa	71700
Maegashira	Taikyuzan	67815
Maegashira	Asahigawa	11159
Maegashira	Otakayama	50041
Maegashira	Ryogoku	47915