1937 Dai Rikishi 4-5 Set

    Description:  This is one of about a dozen or so "human" sets produced in the 1930's.  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 is a larger set (1.5" x 3.0")than what is normally common in the 1930s.  Also, menko in this set have the first ever known Gu-Choki-Pa marks on the back of a sumo menko!

    Company: Unknown                                               Availability: Extremely Rare

    Card Size: 1.5" x 3.0"                                            Card Material:  Thick, paper stock 

     # of Cards in set: 3+                                                Packaging: Sheets

    Key Cards:  Any Yokozuna

    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.  Weight is printed to the right of the shikona and the rikishi's height is printed to the left.  Along the bottom right of the shikona is a war themed word and along the bottom left of the shikona is a Gu-Choki-Pa mark.  A 4 or 5 digit Fighting Number is along the bottom in a dark box.  Backs are printed in a navy blue ink.

Banzuke Checklist						Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting #	Front	Back		Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Tamanishiki	54061				Yokozuan	Tamanishiki	54061
						Sekiwake	Asahigawa	14086
						Maegashira	Oonami	1524
Ozeki
Sekiwake	Asahigawa	14086
Komusubi
Maegashira	Oonami	1524