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I’ve chosen not to include Showa under a year old, as Another mature Showa Koi, this one owned by us and
the development of juvenile Koi is a complex subject used in some of our earliest Showa spawnings.
worthy of its own article. For those interested in seeing Extremely high quality sumi and won an Adult Champion
how young Showa can progress, you can check out the award at a club Koi show. Note how the very attractive
results of our Showa Grow and Show event, which ‘V’ shaped menware starts off the body sumi. All three
offers a deep dive into the fascinating journey of colours are top quality.
juvenile Koi. You can read the full write-up on my blog:
‘Hey Presto Showa – The Results’.
Now, let’s take a look at some examples of both young
and mature Showa.
A Showa where much of the transformation is complete ATTRACTIVE
and demonstrating a range of very high quality sumi.
Fantastic menware, dividing the head pattern and ‘V’ SHAPED
linking the nose sumi to the shoulder.
MENWARE
STARTS OFF

THE BODY
SUMI

A SHOWA WITH

A RANGE OF
VERY HIGH
QUALITY SUMI

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