BC571

1957 Basho 12 Set

    Description:  This is a nice colorful set from late 1957.  It features many of the popular Rikishi of the time.  This has a late Yokozuna menko of Kagamisato and one of the Ozeki Wakanohana's last menko printed.  These menko came in sheets and had to be cut out by children.

    Company: Unknown                                                   Availability: Rare

    Card Size: 1.75" X 3.00"                                            Card Material: Thin, Paper Stock

     # of Cards: 9 +                                                          Packaging: Sheet

   Key Cards:  Any Yokozuna

  Winner Stamp Description:  Unknown

   Front Design:  Most of the menko show the rikishi in their kesho-mawashi or during warm-up before a bout.  The background are vivid geometrical designs with various sumo images.  Shikona is written vertically. 

   Back Design:  A large gunbai with the rikishi's shikona appears in the center of the menko.  Height and weight info is on the right and left of the menko.  A Gu-Choki-Pa symbol is in the upper left of the gunbai and a 12 digit fighting number appears along the bottom.