{"title":"Kawakami Koi Farm","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"female-shusui-kawakami-koi-farm","title":"Shusui – Kawakami Koi Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFemale Shusui – Kawakami Koi Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShusui is a doitsu Asagi. It has smooth sky-blue skin, a line of dark blue scales along the spine, and red along its sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOrigin and history\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShusui ('autumn water') was created in 1910 by Kichigoro Akiyama, who crossed Asagi with German mirror carp (Doitsu). It was the first Doitsu variety and the founder of the doitsu koi. In shows it is judged with Asagi in the Asagi\/Shusui class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe back is a smooth, clear blue with one even row of dark blue scales running from the head to the tail along the dorsal line, sometimes with a second row along the lateral line. Hi runs along the lower flanks, cheeks and fin bases, and sometimes rises toward the back. The head should be clean, pale blue-grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShusui and its relatives are some of the most visible koi in a pond. The smooth blue back and line of dorsal scales show clearly from above, and the hi glows along the sides. Check the dorsal scales carefully when choosing a fish, since straight, even rows are the hallmark of a good one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat collectors look for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStraight, even dorsal scales with no gaps or stray scales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear sky-blue skin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clean head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSymmetrical hi along both sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kawakami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67312032776441,"sku":"KAWJ26003","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/8768\/8441\/files\/1645_Transparent.png?v=1792419761"},{"product_id":"kujaku-kawakami-koi-farm","title":"Kujaku – Kawakami Koi Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003eKujaku – Kawakami Koi Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKujaku ('peacock') is a metallic koi with red-orange patterning over a platinum body netted in black pine-cone (matsuba) scales. It is one of the most colorful metallics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOrigin and history\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt belongs to the Hikarimoyo, metallic koi with two or more colors in a pattern. This group was created from the 1960s onward by crossing Ogon (metallic) koi with patterned varieties. It is judged separately from the metallic Utsuri and Showa. Kujaku was developed in Niigata in the 1960s and 1970s and is one of the best-known metallic varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA platinum-white base with an even matsuba net over the scales, and a red-orange pattern laid over the top. The head should be clean and bright, the net sharp, and the hi pattern clear. It is one of the most popular metallic koi worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatterned metallic koi combine the visibility of an Ogon with the interest of a pattern. They look striking from above and from the side, and they hold their own in deeper water where non-metallic colors can fade from view. Judges look first at luster, then at how clearly the pattern reads through the sheen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat collectors look for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharp, even netting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear red-orange pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clean, bright head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong luster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kawakami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67312032809209,"sku":"KAWJ26002","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/8768\/8441\/files\/1680_Transparent.png?v=1792419003"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.koimarket.com\/collections\/kawakami-koi-farm.oembed","provider":"Koi Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}