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 menkos printed.  These menko came in sheets and had to be cut out by children.

    Company: Unknown                                                   Availability: Rare

    Card Size: 1.75" X 3.50"                                            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.

Tochinishiki
Banzuke Checklist					Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting  #			Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Kagamisato/Tochinishiki	827501791531			Maegashira	Araiwa	1857924161350
Yokozuna	Tochinishiki	721361574120			Ozeki	Wakanohana	864520428351
Ozeki	Wakanohana	864520428351			Yokozuna	Kagamisato/Tochinishiki	827501791531
Sekiwake	Kotogahama	325371254936			Yokozuna	Tochinishiki	721361574120
Komusubi	Kitanonada	537817216730			Maegashira	Fusanishiki	642571359102
Maegashira	Araiwa	1857924161350			Komusubi	Kitanonada	537817216730
Maegashira	Fusanishiki	642571359102			Maegashira	Tochihikari	361529743870
Maegashira	Naruyama	291567538740			Sekiwake	Kotogahama	325371254936
Maegashira	Tochihikari	361529743870			Maegashira	Naruyama	291567538740