| My conjecture:
1--When the beni retracts, we get the white areas absent of pigment.
2--However, particularly with a younger goshiki such as Nancy's, there is still hope that with another winter, the sumi will fill in those white areas. The real question as always gets back to the quality of the red and will it continue to retract?
3--Perhaps this is a common sight on younger goshiki of the darker variety. At the end of the growing season, the hi plate has not kept pace with the growth of the fish. But by spring, the sumi has closed in again.
4--I will say that two of my Hosokai goshikis (bought as tosai and possessed one full year) have not shown this so far. So I don't know if I would buy a young goshiki with the visible outlining, but I'm leaning towards not.
I'm dancing in the dark here, so hopefully some more experienced folks will confirm or deny. |