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Showa Sanke


koi fish pictures shusui The Showa is always a popular Koi, though it can be difficult to get a high quality Showa. The Showa Sanke made its debut during 1927. The Showa was developed by Jukichi Hoshino who paired a Kohaku with a Ki-Utsuri. A Showa sanke is essentially a black Koi on which white and Hi are imposed.

There are two basic patterns taht are liked in a good Showa. One is the Inazuma type where the Sumi divides the head Hi into two and then zig-zags down the body.

The other pattern is where the Sumi forms a 'V' with the point of this towards the snout.

The head Sumi is most important for if it lacks impact, then it will detract from the whole fish. Likewise, a good Sumi on the head followed by a very large Hi that is unbroken by Sumi is not impressive either. It is for these reasons that really outstanding Showa are hard to come by.


There are four varieties of the Showa:
  • Boke Showa In the normal Showa, the Sumi must be coal black but in the Boke it is blurred and bluish in places as though the black had not made it to the surface of the Koi (which is just what has happened).
  • Hi Showa This is a showa with a large Hi patch which runs from head to tail.
  • Kindai Showa This means modern Showa. It carries white on it and as a result the Sumi of the pectorals-which are known as Motoguro-is often missing. In this case only the Sumi head patch tells you its a Showa rather than a Taisho.
  • Doitsu Showa This is a Showa with Doitsu scales.



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