Page 38 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 75
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This Showa is from a batch of Sekiguchi jumbo tosai we At a club Koi show in 2014, this Showa caught my eye
purchased earlier this year. Here it is, photographed just with its intricate, thinner bands of sumi, offering a
before turning nisai. Although it still has plenty of more refined and artistic look. Instead of bold, blocky
transformation ahead, you can already see some patterns, this Koi displays wavy sumi stripes that give
promising traits. The motoguru on the pectoral fins is it a delicate, almost calligraphic feel. The kage sumi
cleanly defined, and the menware is beginning to form adds depth to the overall pattern, and the attractive
across the head. The sumi on the body showcases a menware on the head shows promise of evolving
variety of styles, from large, bold bands to thinner, more into a ‘V’ shape across the shoulders, complemented
delicate stripes. This combination of sumi patterns by a subtle, lightning-strike style running towards the
adds depth and visual interest, making this Showa a nose. This Showa highlights the beauty of understated
fascinating Koi to watch as it matures. sumi patterns.
THE KAGE
SUMI ADDS
DEPTH TO
THE OVERALL
MOTOGURU PATTERN
ON THE
PECTORAL FINS
IS CLEANLY
DEFINED
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