351 pages dedicated entirely to the study of Gosanke varieties including origins, skin quality, growth development and characteristics of certain bloodlines, and breeder information.
Koi Volume 1 Gosanke is divided into four parts; (1) Maintenance, (2) General Information on Koi, (3) The Gosanke Varieties, and (4) The Gosanke Breeders.
Gosanke is the term used for the three major Japanese koi varieties… Kohaku, Sanke, and Showa. The remaining varieties, popularly termed Kawarigoi, are covered in Volume 2, together with their breeders.
Breeder sections include a detailed history and description of production values for breeders in Nagaoaka, Ojiya, Uonuma, Isawa, Fukui, Hiroshima, and Fukuoaka regions. Just a partial lists includes Maruboshi, Hasegawa, Isa, Torazo, Shinoda, Izumiya, Hoshikin, Oomo, Maudo, Jinbei, Tanaka, Shintaro, Murata, Matsunosuke, Kachi, Sakai, Ueno, and Ogata. |
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