1955 Kusuri 10 Set

    Description:  A nice hand-drawn set from mid 1955.  Images are great examples of Japanese art during the sumo menko era.  Colors are extremely vivid and each menko features popular and well-known rikishi.  More than one back variation exists for each menko so collecting this set can be a challenge.  This set is hard to find on the market today. 

    Company: Unknown                                           Availability: Rare

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

    # of Cards: 5+

   Key Cards:  Any Yokozuna

   Winner Stamp Description:  Unknown

   Front Design:  Menko show a hand drawn portrait of the rikishi on front.  Colors are vivid and consist of red, blue, yellow and green.  Shikona appears on front. 

   Back Design:  The back shows an anime figure on the bottom right.  In the upper right is the title "Brain/Head Medicine" with a short quiz in the middle of the menko.  At the bottom right is a Gu-Choki-Pa mark and at the very bottom is a 10 digit fighting number.  Menko are printed in a blue ink.

Mitsuneyama/Ouchiyama
Banzuke Checklist					Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting  #			Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Yoshibayama	8140009161			Yokozuna	Yoshibayama	8140009161
Ozeki	Mitsuneyama/Ouchiyama	7163112345			Sekiwake	Wakanohana/Shinobuyama(K)	8140009161
Sekiwake	Wakanohana/Shinobuyama(K)	8140009161			Maegashira	Shimizugawa/Kotogahama	7400152311 - Ver 1
Sekiwake					Ozeki	Mitsuneyama/Ouchiyama	7163112345
Komusubi					Maegashira	Shimizugawa/Kotogahama	6311234501 - Ver 2
Maegashira	Shimizugawa/Kotogahama	7400152311 - Ver 1
Maegashira	Shimizugawa/Kotogahama	6311234501 - Ver 2