1954 Sanenchu Murasaki 6 Set

    Description:  A nice early 1954 set with many big name rikishi.  The drawings of the rikishi are done well and the colors used in the printing process are nice and vivid.  This set has an early Sekiwake menko of future Yokozuna Wakanohana.  There is a sister set to this, 1954 Sanenchu Ao 6 Set, that is identical except that the front borders are a yellow and red dash design and the backs are printed in an aqua blue ink.  This purple back set is much harder to find than the blue back set.

    Company: Unknown                                           Availability: Rare

    Card Size: 1.5" X 3.0"                                        Card Material: Thin, Paper stock

     # of Cards: 6+                                                    Packaging: Taba

   Key Cards:  Any Yokozuna

   Winner Stamp Description:  Unknown

   Front Design:  Various poses of the rikishi are used.  All pictures are hand drawn and the rikishi's shikona appears on the front either vertically or horizontally.  Typical colors used are red, blue, green and yellow. The borders are a solid white design.

   Back Design:  The back of the menko is divided into three columns.  Rikishi's shikona appears in the top of the right column.  Below that in the right column is the rikishi's height and weight.  In the middle column is the rikishi's shikona and a Gu-Choki-Pa Mark.  In the right column is a 6 digit Fighting Number as well as some sort of war themed word.  Backs are printed in an purple ink

Banzuke Checklist						Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting  #	Front	Back		Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Kagamisato	327510				Ozeki	Yoshibayama	973151
						Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	711115
						Maegashira	Nayoroiwa	614575
						Sekiwake	Asashio	515707
						Yokozuna	Kagamisato	327510
Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	711115
Ozeki	Yoshibayama	973151
Sekiwake	Asashio	515707
Komusubi
Maegashira	Nayoroiwa	614575