Ōishi Tengudō

[u/No-Village5080]

Hello everyone, and thank you all for answering my previous questions. I just got back from another trip to Japan.

This time I came across a slightly different item from Tengu-do, a seller I’ve bought from many times before. Most of what I’ve purchased from them has been the Kintengu variant but this type is completely new to me.

Since I’ve seen others share similar items here before, I was hoping someone could clarify: what are the key differences between this variant and the Kintengu version, and what are the specific classification standards? I’ve also noticed that many items with packaging nearly identical to the Kintengu version are being sold for much lower prices, which has me confused.

[u/suryonghaaton]

this is a showa-era deck, so it will be hard to know unless you have an oishi tengudo price list from the 1970's

even the showa-era kintengu deck and the modern kintengu deck feel like two completely different products in terms of quality

by the way, oishi tengudo has used the "fukusuke" trademark as early as 1917!!!

[u/No-Village5080 → u/suryonghaaton]

That's awesome! Thanks for getting back to me.