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Bern & Lynne: Very interesting. I was not aware of the notion of Goshiki appearing among Kohaku fry. There are so many references to Kohaku x Asagi crosses in Japanese writings from 1960s and '70s, I had not thought beyond those.
If you have the recent Nichirin with pics from the Indonesian show, compare the 75cm Ochiba (Kawarimono) with the 70cm Goshiki. The difference in base gray-blue color is slight. The nature of the color pattern and pigment is very different. If they were both labeled "Patterned Soragoi", it would seem logical.
And, the following two pics: Both have been classified as Goshiki in shows. I think anyone would be hard pressed to find 5 colors on either one, or to arrive at a written description of Goshiki that would incorporate both, unless the focus is on the nature of the Hi and how it seems painted over the fish. If the one from the BKKS show did not have any Hi, what variety of koi would you say it was?
I'm thinking that there a half dozen or types of koi that get labeled as Goshiki, which really have limited similarity to one another. For judging purposes, that makes sense. There is enough alike for it to be fair competition. But, do we mislead ourselves when we think of these fish as being one variety? ..... Wish somebody with a good photo of Sakai's grand Goshiki would post it, because that one is in a whole different league.
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