{"title":"Yagenji Koi Farm","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"male-ginrin-showa-yagenji-koi-farm","title":"Ginrin Showa – Yagenji Koi Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003eMale Ginrin Showa – Yagenji Koi Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGinrin Showa is a Showa covered in reflective ginrin scales. At heart it is still a black-based tri-color and the most dramatic of the Gosanke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Showa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowa Sanshoku, or simply Showa, is the bold one of the Gosanke: a black koi with red and white, where big, wrapping sumi gives the fish power and movement. Showa was created in 1927, early in the Showa era, by Jukichi Hoshino, who crossed Ki Utsuri with Kohaku. Early fish had yellowish hi. In the 1960s Tomiji Kobayashi crossed in Kohaku again, which gave Showa the vivid hi and cleaner white of the modern fish. Like nearly all nishikigoi, its roots are in the mountain villages of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where rice farmers first noticed and kept colored mutations of the black food carp (magoi) in the early 1800s. Today the Showa programs at Dainichi, Marudo, Isa and Omosako are among the most famous in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowa is a black-based fish. Sumi wraps over the back and down around the belly in bold bands, reaches onto the head (often a lightning bolt or a 'menware' split across the face), and stains the base of the pectoral fins (motoguro). Hi and white then fill the spaces between. Compared with Sanke, the sumi is larger, wraps lower, and appears on the head. The best fish have balanced hi on the head, sumi that is deep black rather than blue-grey, and enough white to keep the pattern from looking heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGinrin scales\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGinrin ('silver scales') koi carry reflective crystals in their scales, so the body sparkles as the fish moves. On white or black areas the sparkle shows as silver (gin), and on red or yellow as gold (kin), which is why Japanese shows judge these koi together in the Kinginrin class. Ginrin comes in several forms: beta-gin, where the whole scale shines flat; kado-gin, where only the edge sparkles; pearl or tsubu-gin, a raised, pearl-like center; and the newer, very intense 'diamond' ginrin. Good ginrin covers the body evenly in neat rows and holds as the fish grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. Hi deepens and sumi surfaces and settles as the fish matures, so a young Gosanke is bought partly on its potential: skin quality, the thickness of the hi, and the body it is likely to grow into.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat collectors look for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep, glossy sumi that wraps the body in bold, flowing bands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotoguro, a solid black base, in both pectoral fins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSumi on the head that frames the face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong, even hi that balances the black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean white that breaks up the pattern. 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Even red, with no orange or faded areas, is hard to achieve and highly valued. Benigoi is closely related to the Chagoi family and often shares its friendly temperament. It can grow large. The red ranges from orange-red to a deep crimson, and the deepest, most even reds are highly valued. Fins are often red, though some fish show white fin tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKawarimono add variety and personality to a pond. Many of the solid-colored types (Chagoi, Soragoi, Karashigoi, Kigoi, Benigoi) are calm, people-friendly fish that grow large and help settle a group of more nervous koi. 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At heart it is still a black-based tri-color and the most dramatic of the Gosanke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Showa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowa Sanshoku, or simply Showa, is the bold one of the Gosanke: a black koi with red and white, where big, wrapping sumi gives the fish power and movement. Showa was created in 1927, early in the Showa era, by Jukichi Hoshino, who crossed Ki Utsuri with Kohaku. Early fish had yellowish hi. In the 1960s Tomiji Kobayashi crossed in Kohaku again, which gave Showa the vivid hi and cleaner white of the modern fish. Like nearly all nishikigoi, its roots are in the mountain villages of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where rice farmers first noticed and kept colored mutations of the black food carp (magoi) in the early 1800s. Today the Showa programs at Dainichi, Marudo, Isa and Omosako are among the most famous in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowa is a black-based fish. Sumi wraps over the back and down around the belly in bold bands, reaches onto the head (often a lightning bolt or a 'menware' split across the face), and stains the base of the pectoral fins (motoguro). Hi and white then fill the spaces between. Compared with Sanke, the sumi is larger, wraps lower, and appears on the head. The best fish have balanced hi on the head, sumi that is deep black rather than blue-grey, and enough white to keep the pattern from looking heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGinrin scales\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGinrin ('silver scales') koi carry reflective crystals in their scales, so the body sparkles as the fish moves. On white or black areas the sparkle shows as silver (gin), and on red or yellow as gold (kin), which is why Japanese shows judge these koi together in the Kinginrin class. Ginrin comes in several forms: beta-gin, where the whole scale shines flat; kado-gin, where only the edge sparkles; pearl or tsubu-gin, a raised, pearl-like center; and the newer, very intense 'diamond' ginrin. Good ginrin covers the body evenly in neat rows and holds as the fish grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. 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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. Kikokuryu was developed in the 1990s by Seiki Igarashi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoitsu platinum skin with bold, flowing sumi and an added red pattern, and a clean row of dorsal scales. The colors can shift with temperature and age. The red can be unpredictable as the fish grows and the water temperature changes.\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. 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Early fish had yellowish hi. In the 1960s Tomiji Kobayashi crossed in Kohaku again, which gave Showa the vivid hi and cleaner white of the modern fish. Like nearly all nishikigoi, its roots are in the mountain villages of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where rice farmers first noticed and kept colored mutations of the black food carp (magoi) in the early 1800s. Today the Showa programs at Dainichi, Marudo, Isa and Omosako are among the most famous in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowa is a black-based fish. Sumi wraps over the back and down around the belly in bold bands, reaches onto the head (often a lightning bolt or a 'menware' split across the face), and stains the base of the pectoral fins (motoguro). Hi and white then fill the spaces between. Compared with Sanke, the sumi is larger, wraps lower, and appears on the head. The best fish have balanced hi on the head, sumi that is deep black rather than blue-grey, and enough white to keep the pattern from looking heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. 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Showa was created in 1927, early in the Showa era, by Jukichi Hoshino, who crossed Ki Utsuri with Kohaku. Early fish had yellowish hi. In the 1960s Tomiji Kobayashi crossed in Kohaku again, which gave Showa the vivid hi and cleaner white of the modern fish. Like nearly all nishikigoi, its roots are in the mountain villages of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where rice farmers first noticed and kept colored mutations of the black food carp (magoi) in the early 1800s. Today the Showa programs at Dainichi, Marudo, Isa and Omosako are among the most famous in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowa is a black-based fish. Sumi wraps over the back and down around the belly in bold bands, reaches onto the head (often a lightning bolt or a 'menware' split across the face), and stains the base of the pectoral fins (motoguro). Hi and white then fill the spaces between. Compared with Sanke, the sumi is larger, wraps lower, and appears on the head. The best fish have balanced hi on the head, sumi that is deep black rather than blue-grey, and enough white to keep the pattern from looking heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGinrin scales\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGinrin ('silver scales') koi carry reflective crystals in their scales, so the body sparkles as the fish moves. On white or black areas the sparkle shows as silver (gin), and on red or yellow as gold (kin), which is why Japanese shows judge these koi together in the Kinginrin class. Ginrin comes in several forms: beta-gin, where the whole scale shines flat; kado-gin, where only the edge sparkles; pearl or tsubu-gin, a raised, pearl-like center; and the newer, very intense 'diamond' ginrin. Good ginrin covers the body evenly in neat rows and holds as the fish grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. Hi deepens and sumi surfaces and settles as the fish matures, so a young Gosanke is bought partly on its potential: skin quality, the thickness of the hi, and the body it is likely to grow into.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat collectors look for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep, glossy sumi that wraps the body in bold, flowing bands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotoguro, a solid black base, in both pectoral fins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSumi on the head that frames the face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong, even hi that balances the black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean white that breaks up the pattern. 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Early fish had yellowish hi. In the 1960s Tomiji Kobayashi crossed in Kohaku again, which gave Showa the vivid hi and cleaner white of the modern fish. Like nearly all nishikigoi, its roots are in the mountain villages of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where rice farmers first noticed and kept colored mutations of the black food carp (magoi) in the early 1800s. Today the Showa programs at Dainichi, Marudo, Isa and Omosako are among the most famous in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowa is a black-based fish. Sumi wraps over the back and down around the belly in bold bands, reaches onto the head (often a lightning bolt or a 'menware' split across the face), and stains the base of the pectoral fins (motoguro). Hi and white then fill the spaces between. Compared with Sanke, the sumi is larger, wraps lower, and appears on the head. The best fish have balanced hi on the head, sumi that is deep black rather than blue-grey, and enough white to keep the pattern from looking heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. Hi deepens and sumi surfaces and settles as the fish matures, so a young Gosanke is bought partly on its potential: skin quality, the thickness of the hi, and the body it is likely to grow into.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat collectors look for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep, glossy sumi that wraps the body in bold, flowing bands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotoguro, a solid black base, in both pectoral fins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSumi on the head that frames the face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong, even hi that balances the black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean white that breaks up the pattern. 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Today the Showa programs at Dainichi, Marudo, Isa and Omosako are among the most famous in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowa is a black-based fish. Sumi wraps over the back and down around the belly in bold bands, reaches onto the head (often a lightning bolt or a 'menware' split across the face), and stains the base of the pectoral fins (motoguro). Hi and white then fill the spaces between. Compared with Sanke, the sumi is larger, wraps lower, and appears on the head. The best fish have balanced hi on the head, sumi that is deep black rather than blue-grey, and enough white to keep the pattern from looking heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDoitsu scaling\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Doitsu' is the Japanese pronunciation of 'Deutsch'. These koi carry the scale genetics of German carp, which were brought to Japan in the early 1900s and first crossed with koi to create Shusui in 1910. A doitsu koi is either almost scaleless (kawagoi, 'leather') or carries large mirror scales in neat rows along the dorsal line and often the lateral line (kagamigoi, 'mirror'). With no scales to soften them, colors look especially vivid and pattern edges especially sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. 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With no red to hide behind, the quality of the sumi and the white decides everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin and history\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Utsurimono, or 'reflection' koi, are black-based fish whose second color appears as if reflected through the black. The family includes Shiro Utsuri (white), Hi Utsuri (red) and Ki Utsuri (yellow). They share Showa's style of sumi: wrapping bands, sumi on the head, and motoguro in the pectoral fins. Shiro Utsuri was established in 1925 by Kazuo Minemura and became far more popular after breeders introduced Showa bloodlines, which improved both the sumi and the white. Omosako, Marudo and Isa are among the farms best known for modern Shiro Utsuri.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sumi should be lacquer-black and wrap the body in bold bands, Showa-style. It should cross onto the head, often as a lightning-bolt or split-face pattern, and show as motoguro at the base of the pectoral fins. The white should be clean, soft white, not yellowed. The best fish balance black and white at close to half and half, with both sides of the body equally interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtsurimono reward patience. Their sumi often starts grey or patchy in young fish and comes up deep and glossy over several years, and cooler, harder water tends to bring it out. 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Early fish had yellowish hi. In the 1960s Tomiji Kobayashi crossed in Kohaku again, which gave Showa the vivid hi and cleaner white of the modern fish. Like nearly all nishikigoi, its roots are in the mountain villages of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where rice farmers first noticed and kept colored mutations of the black food carp (magoi) in the early 1800s. Today the Showa programs at Dainichi, Marudo, Isa and Omosako are among the most famous in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowa is a black-based fish. Sumi wraps over the back and down around the belly in bold bands, reaches onto the head (often a lightning bolt or a 'menware' split across the face), and stains the base of the pectoral fins (motoguro). Hi and white then fill the spaces between. Compared with Sanke, the sumi is larger, wraps lower, and appears on the head. The best fish have balanced hi on the head, sumi that is deep black rather than blue-grey, and enough white to keep the pattern from looking heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. 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The family includes Shiro Utsuri (white), Hi Utsuri (red) and Ki Utsuri (yellow). They share Showa's style of sumi: wrapping bands, sumi on the head, and motoguro in the pectoral fins. Shiro Utsuri was established in 1925 by Kazuo Minemura and became far more popular after breeders introduced Showa bloodlines, which improved both the sumi and the white. Omosako, Marudo and Isa are among the farms best known for modern Shiro Utsuri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sumi should be lacquer-black and wrap the body in bold bands, Showa-style. It should cross onto the head, often as a lightning-bolt or split-face pattern, and show as motoguro at the base of the pectoral fins. The white should be clean, soft white, not yellowed. The best fish balance black and white at close to half and half, with both sides of the body equally interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtsurimono reward patience. Their sumi often starts grey or patchy in young fish and comes up deep and glossy over several years, and cooler, harder water tends to bring it out. 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The Sanke you see today is a balance of three colors that each have to be right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOrigin and history\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanke takes its name from the Taisho era (1912–1926), when the tri-color pattern was first recognized and shown in Japan. Like nearly all nishikigoi, its roots are in the mountain villages of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where rice farmers first noticed and kept colored mutations of the black food carp (magoi) in the early 1800s. Sanke was built on Kohaku bloodlines, so its hi has the same standards. Modern lines were refined by breeders such as Torazo Kawakami (the Torazo line), Jinbei, Sadazo and Matsunosuke, and later by leading farms including Dainichi and Matsunosuke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Sanke is a Kohaku-style fish with sumi. The white should be clean, the hi deep and even, and the sumi a lacquer-like ink black. In Sanke the sumi sits on the body, on both the white (tsubo-sumi) and the hi (kasane-sumi). Traditionally there is no sumi on the head. Black stripes in the pectoral fins (tejima) are common and welcome. Unlike Showa, the pectoral fins have no solid black base. The sumi should accent the hi pattern without overwhelming it, usually concentrated along the shoulder and back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. Hi deepens and sumi surfaces and settles as the fish matures, so a young Gosanke is bought partly on its potential: skin quality, the thickness of the hi, and the body it is likely to grow into.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat collectors look for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Kohaku-quality hi pattern underneath, which comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall to medium sumi that is glossy, even and well spread, mostly above the lateral line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clean white head with no sumi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine, few tejima stripes in the fins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSumi that has finished developing and is stable, because young Sanke sumi often keeps changing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Yagenji","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67312033792249,"sku":"YAGJ26015","price":1275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/8768\/8441\/files\/1008_Transparent.png?v=1792440624"},{"product_id":"red-eye-ginrin-aragoke-karashi-yagenji-koi-farm","title":"Ginrin Karashigoi – Yagenji Koi Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003eGinrin Karashigoi – Yagenji Koi Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGinrin Karashigoi is a Karashigoi covered in reflective ginrin scales. At heart it is still the mustard-yellow koi related to Chagoi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Karashigoi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarashigoi ('mustard koi') is a solid mustard-yellow koi related to Chagoi. It is known for friendliness and for growing very large. It is judged in Kawarimono, the 'unusual' class of non-metallic koi that do not belong to any of the other groups. Karashigoi comes from Chagoi and Kigoi lines. Chagoi and its relatives are known for being the friendliest koi in the pond. They are often the first to eat from a hand, and their calm lead tends to tame the rest of the group. They also grow large and fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA solid mustard-yellow body with a neat net of scales. The color should be even and deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGinrin scales\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGinrin ('silver scales') koi carry reflective crystals in their scales, so the body sparkles as the fish moves. On white or black areas the sparkle shows as silver (gin), and on red or yellow as gold (kin), which is why Japanese shows judge these koi together in the Kinginrin class. Ginrin comes in several forms: beta-gin, where the whole scale shines flat; kado-gin, where only the edge sparkles; pearl or tsubu-gin, a raised, pearl-like center; and the newer, very intense 'diamond' ginrin. Good ginrin covers the body evenly in neat rows and holds as the fish grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKawarimono add variety and personality to a pond. Many of the solid-colored types (Chagoi, Soragoi, Karashigoi, Kigoi, Benigoi) are calm, people-friendly fish that grow large and help settle a group of more nervous koi. 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In Sanke the sumi sits on the body, on both the white (tsubo-sumi) and the hi (kasane-sumi). Traditionally there is no sumi on the head. Black stripes in the pectoral fins (tejima) are common and welcome. Unlike Showa, the pectoral fins have no solid black base. The sumi should accent the hi pattern without overwhelming it, usually concentrated along the shoulder and back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. 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The rest of the fish keeps the Goshiki's usual colors and pattern. At heart it is still the 'five-color' koi with a netted base and a Kohaku-style red pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Goshiki\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoshiki is a 'five-color' koi: a Kohaku-style red pattern over a netted body of white, light blue, dark blue and black. Goshiki ('five colors') blends white, red, black, light blue and dark blue. It was developed in the early twentieth century by crossing Asagi with Sanke (often an Aka Sanke). Once judged in Kawarimono, Goshiki now shows alongside Koromo in Japanese competition. Modern Goshiki have become very popular because their netting grows richer with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach scale on the body carries a dark center or edge, forming an even net over white and blue. A Kohaku-type hi pattern sits on top. In modern Goshiki the hi is ideally clean with no netting inside it. The overall color can range from light to almost black depending on lineage, water temperature and age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Tancho mark\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTancho is named after the tancho-zuru, Japan's red-crowned crane, and the round red mark also echoes the Japanese flag, so Tancho koi carry special meaning in Japan. The ideal Tancho is a single round or slightly oval spot, centered on the head between the eyes and not touching them, with crisp edges and no other red on the body. Only Tancho Kohaku, Sanke and Showa compete in the Tancho class. On other varieties the Tancho mark is judged within the variety's own class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoshiki change with the water. Cooler temperatures usually lighten the body, and warmer water darkens the netting, so the same fish can look very different from season to season. Modern Goshiki with clean hi and fine netting are among the most sought-after koi in Japanese shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat collectors look for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean, well-defined hi with crisp edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEven, fine netting on the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clean head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA balanced, Kohaku-quality pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA round, centered head spot with crisp edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpot clear of the eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo other red on the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Yagenji","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67312033857785,"sku":"YAGJ26017","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/8768\/8441\/files\/1144_Transparent.png?v=1792418722"},{"product_id":"female-ginrin-showa-yagenji-koi-farm","title":"Ginrin Showa – Yagenji Koi Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFemale Ginrin Showa – Yagenji Koi Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGinrin Showa is a Showa covered in reflective ginrin scales. At heart it is still a black-based tri-color and the most dramatic of the Gosanke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Showa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowa Sanshoku, or simply Showa, is the bold one of the Gosanke: a black koi with red and white, where big, wrapping sumi gives the fish power and movement. Showa was created in 1927, early in the Showa era, by Jukichi Hoshino, who crossed Ki Utsuri with Kohaku. Early fish had yellowish hi. In the 1960s Tomiji Kobayashi crossed in Kohaku again, which gave Showa the vivid hi and cleaner white of the modern fish. Like nearly all nishikigoi, its roots are in the mountain villages of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where rice farmers first noticed and kept colored mutations of the black food carp (magoi) in the early 1800s. Today the Showa programs at Dainichi, Marudo, Isa and Omosako are among the most famous in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowa is a black-based fish. Sumi wraps over the back and down around the belly in bold bands, reaches onto the head (often a lightning bolt or a 'menware' split across the face), and stains the base of the pectoral fins (motoguro). Hi and white then fill the spaces between. Compared with Sanke, the sumi is larger, wraps lower, and appears on the head. The best fish have balanced hi on the head, sumi that is deep black rather than blue-grey, and enough white to keep the pattern from looking heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGinrin scales\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGinrin ('silver scales') koi carry reflective crystals in their scales, so the body sparkles as the fish moves. On white or black areas the sparkle shows as silver (gin), and on red or yellow as gold (kin), which is why Japanese shows judge these koi together in the Kinginrin class. Ginrin comes in several forms: beta-gin, where the whole scale shines flat; kado-gin, where only the edge sparkles; pearl or tsubu-gin, a raised, pearl-like center; and the newer, very intense 'diamond' ginrin. Good ginrin covers the body evenly in neat rows and holds as the fish grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. Hi deepens and sumi surfaces and settles as the fish matures, so a young Gosanke is bought partly on its potential: skin quality, the thickness of the hi, and the body it is likely to grow into.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat collectors look for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep, glossy sumi that wraps the body in bold, flowing bands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotoguro, a solid black base, in both pectoral fins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSumi on the head that frames the face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong, even hi that balances the black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean white that breaks up the pattern. Young Showa sumi often keeps developing for years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEven sparkle across the body in neat, consistent rows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSparkle on the sumi as well as the white and colored areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGinrin that does not hide the quality of the underlying colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Yagenji","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67312033923321,"sku":"YAGJ26016","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/8768\/8441\/files\/YAGJ26016_1143_Master_Transparent.png?v=1792149850"},{"product_id":"female-showa-yagenji-koi-farm-1","title":"Showa – Yagenji Koi Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFemale Showa – Yagenji Koi Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShowa Sanshoku, or simply Showa, is the bold one of the Gosanke: a black koi with red and white, where big, wrapping sumi gives the fish power and movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin and history\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShowa was created in 1927, early in the Showa era, by Jukichi Hoshino, who crossed Ki Utsuri with Kohaku. Early fish had yellowish hi. In the 1960s Tomiji Kobayashi crossed in Kohaku again, which gave Showa the vivid hi and cleaner white of the modern fish. Like nearly all nishikigoi, its roots are in the mountain villages of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where rice farmers first noticed and kept colored mutations of the black food carp (magoi) in the early 1800s. Today the Showa programs at Yagenji, Dainichi, Marudo, Isa and Omosako are among the most famous in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShowa is a black-based fish. Sumi wraps over the back and down around the belly in bold bands, reaches onto the head (often a lightning bolt or a 'menware' split across the face), and stains the base of the pectoral fins (motoguro). Hi and white then fill the spaces between. Compared with Sanke, the sumi is larger, wraps lower, and appears on the head. The best fish have balanced hi on the head, sumi that is deep black rather than blue-grey, and enough white to keep the pattern from looking heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. Hi deepens and sumi surfaces and settles as the fish matures, so a young Gosanke is bought partly on its potential: skin quality, the thickness of the hi, and the body it is likely to grow into.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat collectors look for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep, glossy sumi that wraps the body in bold, flowing bands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotoguro, a solid black base, in both pectoral fins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSumi on the head that frames the face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong, even hi that balances the black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean white that breaks up the pattern. 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Like nearly all nishikigoi, its roots are in the mountain villages of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where rice farmers first noticed and kept colored mutations of the black food carp (magoi) in the early 1800s. Sanke was built on Kohaku bloodlines, so its hi has the same standards. Modern lines were refined by breeders such as Torazo Kawakami (the Torazo line), Jinbei, Sadazo and Matsunosuke, and later by leading farms including Dainichi and Matsunosuke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Sanke is a Kohaku-style fish with sumi. The white should be clean, the hi deep and even, and the sumi a lacquer-like ink black. In Sanke the sumi sits on the body, on both the white (tsubo-sumi) and the hi (kasane-sumi). Traditionally there is no sumi on the head. Black stripes in the pectoral fins (tejima) are common and welcome. Unlike Showa, the pectoral fins have no solid black base. The sumi should accent the hi pattern without overwhelming it, usually concentrated along the shoulder and back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. 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At heart it is still the red-and-white koi that leads the Gosanke. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Kohaku\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKohaku is the variety many keepers say the hobby begins and ends with. It is just a red pattern on a white body, and that simplicity is why it is so hard to breed well and why it is judged so strictly. Kohaku is the oldest established variety of the Gosanke, the 'big three' of Kohaku, Taisho Sanke and Showa. Like nearly all nishikigoi, its roots are in the mountain villages of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where rice farmers first noticed and kept colored mutations of the black food carp (magoi) in the early 1800s. Red-and-white carp were being line-bred there by the 1880s. The Gosuke line developed by Kunizo Hiroi became the foundation of modern Kohaku, followed by famous bloodlines such as Tomoin, Yagozen, Sensuke, Manzo and Dainichi. A Kohaku has won the All Japan Koi Show's Grand Champion title more often than any other variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body should be pure, snow-white skin (shiroji) with no yellow or blemish. Over it sits a deep, even red (hi). Hi that leans toward orange-red is called beni, and a purple-red tone is prized in mature fish. The pattern is read from above. A balanced design starts on the head without spilling over the eyes, breaks across the back with interest, and ends cleanly before the tail joint (o-jime), leaving a white gap. Where the red meets the white, a crisp edge on the head side (sashi) and a sharp edge on the tail side (kiwa) show a high-quality fish. Fins should be white or nearly so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGinrin scales\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGinrin ('silver scales') koi carry reflective crystals in their scales, so the body sparkles as the fish moves. On white or black areas the sparkle shows as silver (gin), and on red or yellow as gold (kin), which is why Japanese shows judge these koi together in the Kinginrin class. Ginrin comes in several forms: beta-gin, where the whole scale shines flat; kado-gin, where only the edge sparkles; pearl or tsubu-gin, a raised, pearl-like center; and the newer, very intense 'diamond' ginrin. Good ginrin covers the body evenly in neat rows and holds as the fish grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGosanke are the backbone of any serious collection and the varieties most judges and breeders measure everything else against. Their colors develop over years. 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