BC381

1938 Color Bromide 4-5

    Description:  This is a historically significant set because this is the first color bromide set that I can confirm that actually uses real photographs of the rikishi.  The quality is fairly good, but not perfect as you can see vertical and horizontal lines throughout all the pictures.  An amazing set that depicts the Haru 1938 Banzuke with lots of big names of the time including Futabayama, Tamanishiki and Musashiyama.

    Company: Unknown                                               Availability: Extremely Rare

    Card Size: 1.75" x 2.75"                                         Card Material:  Thin paper stock 

     # of Cards in set: 12+                                              Packaging: Sheets

    Winner Stamp Description: N/A 

    Front Design:  The front features a waist up portrait of the rikishi or a full-body photo with their kesho-mawashi.  Shikona appears on the front along with heya, height, weight, favorite kimarite and hometown.

   Back Design:  The back features a brown box with the shikona reading from right to left in the top.  Inside the box is the rikishi's results of the Haru 1938 banzuke to include who he fought against and the outcome of each bout.  At the bottom is a 4 or 5 digit fighting number and to the right of that is a Gu-Choki-Pa mark.  Printed in brown ink.