1952 Gunbai Bromide 4 Set

    Description:  This is a great set from 1952.  It is stacked with current Yokozuna and future Yokozuna such as Yoshibayama, Tochinishiki and Wakanohana.  These are the earliest bromides known of Tochinishiki and Wakanohana.   A nice set to have if you can get your hands on it.  It has a sister set, the 1952 Gunbai 4 Set.

    Company: Unknown                                                 Availability: Extremely Rare

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

     # of Cards in set: 9+                                                Packaging: Taba

    Key Cards:  Any Yokozuna or future Yokozuna

    Winner Stamp Description: Unknown 

    Front Design:  This set features photographs of the rikishi in their Kesho-Mawashi or mawashi.  There is no shikona information on the front.

   Back Design:  Rikishi's height, weight and shikona are inside a large gunbai.  Gu-Choki-Pa is in the upper right part of gunbai and there is a 4 digit Fighting Number along the bottom.  Menko backs are printed in purple .

 

Otachi
Banzuke Checklist     Numerical Checklist
Rank Shikona Fighting #     Rank Shikona Fighting #
Yokozuna Haguroyama-Kesho Mawashi 2161     Maegashira Otachi 8410
Yokozuna Haguroyama-Close-up 2161     Ozeki Yoshibayama 7314
Yokozuna Azumafuji 3761     Sekiwake Tochinishiki 7019
Yokozuna Terukuni 4871     Maegashira Wakanohana 5107
Ozeki Yoshibayama 7314     Yokozuna Terukuni 4871
Sekiwake Tochinishiki 7019     Yokozuna Azumafuji 3761
Komusubi         Yokozuna Haguroyama-Kesho Mawashi 2161
Maegashira Wakanohana 5107     Yokozuna Haguroyama-Close-up 2161
Maegashira Otachi 8410