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Hariwake Kujaku Ginshiro Kin-Hi-Utsuri
Yamatonishiki HIKARI UTSURI, Kin Showa
HIKARI MOYO,
PATTERNED The next class is Hikari Moyo, ‘Moyo’ means METALLIC The Hikari Utsuri class are metallic Koi with an Utsuri
KOI WITH A ‘Pattern’ in Japanese, these are Koi with a pattern KOI WITH style Sumi (black) pattern. These include Kin Showa
and Gin Showa (remember Kin means gold, Gin
and with more than one colour. I always remember
METALLIC this by thinking ‘Moyo than one colour’. These UTSURI SUMI means silver), these are metallic Showa with a gloss
include Hariwake, metallic yellow or orange pattern MARKINGS paint shine. Another variety in this class is the
SHINE on a white skin, sometimes the fins and tail can have Ginshiro, which is a metallic Shiro Utsuri with a
matching yellow markings but more often the fins white metallic skin and black Utsuri pattern. The
and tail are white. Kujaku is another variety which Kin-Hi-Utsuri is a metallic Hi-Utsuri with a red metallic
has an orange or yellow pattern on a white skin and skin and a black Utsuri pattern. The red skin is more
dark grey marking on the scales. Like of a deep metallic orange. There is another variety
the Hariwake they can have matching coloured called Kin-Ki-Utsuri which is a metallic Ki-Utsuri with
markings on their fins and tail but often these are a yellow metallic skin and a black Utsuri pattern.
just white. The balance of pattern, colour and Because this group are metallic the Sumi (black)
scalation are the features of this variety. There is sometimes doesn’t look as deep as those Koi with
another variety frequently seen which is a metallic just a satin skin.
Sanke called Yamatonishiki. These have the
All the varieties in the Hikari Muji, Hikari Moyo and
markings of a Sanke with a metallic shine.
Hikari Utsuri classes can be scaled or have Doitsu/
There are many more varieties in this class which Leather or Ginrin versions (shining scales that sparkle,
I’ve not included, but if a Koi has a metallic shine, like crushed tin foil).
like gloss paint and has a pattern it belongs in the
In the next issue of Koi Net I will introduce you to the
Hikari Moyo class.
Kawarimono class, these are Koi that do not fit into
any of the classes we have covered so far.
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