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Old 02-09-2005   #24 (permalink)
dick benbow
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When it comes to faces I look at em from a technical standpoint. No crooked showas. width of eyes. distance between eye and nose and eye and gill flap.

color of eye seare on what looks like a kohaku with shimmie. (might be sanke)



but I quess what I love is the pattern itself which creates the personality.

In my asagi or shusui they better have red gill plates with donut holes in the center and a good red circle around the eye. I can't stand alledged "tancho" asagi/shusui but don't mind kuchibeni.

I think I've come full circle on this. I used to like a face for a face. then all I cared about was show standard. now i'm back to a face is a face. Anything that gives a koi personality. When it comes to showa or kohaku I';m a big sucker for panda eyes

and yes thank-you Brady for your postings!
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