Friday, October 31, 2008

In Japanese culture the koi fish or carp is thought to be one of the most Vital Fishes. This is because it is always going from one place to the next and dosent stop swimming, often moving the water. some States are trying to minimize the Koi population because of its tendency to mess up streams by stirring up the underlying dirt.

By Markus Katsuo

The Koi fish is pure perseverance - Koi swimming upstream can be interpreted as showing perseverance because of the fact that the Koi does not "go with the flow". This can show a person how to be strong in the face of adversity and develop strength of character or purpose. The Carp can also represents wisdom, knowledge, longevity, and loyalty.

The Koi fish is pure resolve - The Koi fish swimming upstream can be interpreted as showing determination because of the fact that the Koi does not "go with the flow". In many ways this shows how to succeed in adversity and challenge even though life is a challenge.

Strength in time of adversity - Koi fish also symbolizes the ability to go forward no matter what the obstacle is. The desire to swim on even if we are being swept along backwards.

In the short story Koi-san by Mukoda Kuniko. it is said that the koi means love and friendship.

Japanese Tattoos include different varieties

Kohaku - a red pattern white-skinned Koi,

Taisho Sanshoku - a white-skinned Koi with a red and black pattern

Showa Sanshoku (Showa) - a black-skinned Koi with a red and white pattern

Tancho - koi with the red being in a circle on its forehead.

Asagi - a Koi with red scales on its bottom and light blue scales on its top

Shusui - Asagi the partially scaled version

Bekko - black pattern with white, red, or yellow-skinned Koi

Utsurimono -red, white, or yellow pattern black Koi

Goshiki - mostly black Koi fish with red, white, brown, and blue accents

Ogon - Koi known colors - red, orange, platinum, yellow and cream that is one solid color, can be regular or metallic.

Kin Gin Rin - Koi The name translates into English as "Gold Silver Scales"with shiny scales. There are also Gin Rin versions of almost any other type of koi.

Kawarimono - some other Miscellaneous types of Koi

Doitsu-goi - German Carp

Koromo - Koi fish with areas of blue-on edge of scales neatly aligned - 15359

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