R541

1954 Niji Rikishi 7-8 Set

    Description:  This is the only Rikishi series set known to have been produced by the Niji Gangu Company.  Production quality on this set isn't as high as the Kagome counterparts and quite often the centering and register is off.  This set is somewhat hard to find and it's not known how many menko actually exist in a full set. 

    Company: Niji                                                     Availability: Rare

    Card Size: 2.0" X 3.0"                                         Card Material: Thick, Paper Stock

     # of Cards: 8+                                                     Packaging: Box

   Winner Stamp Description:  None

   Front Design:  This set features the rikishi in their kesho-mawashi.  Referred to as a "human" set.  Fronts have a gloss coating.

   Back Design:  Rikishi's shikona is vertical in the middle of the menko.  Rikishi's rank is in the upper right corner and along the right side is the rikishi's height.  In the upper left corner is a war-themed word and along the left side is the rikishi's weight.  Below the shikona in a diaganol box is a 7 or 8 digit Fighting Number and in the bottom right corner is the Gu-Choki-Pa mark.  Backs are printed in a blue ink.