1944 Kagome Rikishi 4 Set

    Description:  This is the first known set produced by the famous Kagome Gangu Company.  The first of series know as the Rikishi or "human" set as it shows the rikishi in their kesho mawashi.  Menko came in sheets and had to be popped out by the owner.  These are very rare to find as Japan was in the middle of a paper shortage and very few paper products that didn't pertain to the war were produced. 

    Company: Kagome                                                   Availability: Extremely Rare

    Card Size: 1.50"  x 3.00"                                          Card Material:  Thin, paper stock 

     # of Cards in set: 6                                                   Packaging: Sheets

    Key Cards:  Yokozuna Haguroyama, Yokozuna Terukuni                           

    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.  Weight is along the right side and height is along the left.  Rank is on the top along with a Gu-Choki-Pa Mark.  A 4 digit Fighting Number is along the bottom in a curved box shape.

Haguroyama
Banzuke Checklist					Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting #			Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Haguroyama	1900			Maegashira	Onomori	6897
Yokozuna	Terukuni	Unknown			Maegashira	Kashiwado	3905
Ozeki					Yokozuna	Haguroyama	1900
Sekiwake					Yokozuna	Terukuni	Unknown
Komusubi	Kamikaze	Unknown			Komusubi	Kamikaze	Unknown
Maegashira	Kashiwado	3905
Maegashira	Onomori	6897