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When the breed was established originally it could best be discribed as a metallic
kumonryu. Then the beni was added as already explained. My koi-kichi had one of the first beni's to leave japan. Sure wish i could tell the story as it happened
but it would only get some people in trouble. Anyway, it was the nicest one
color wise i have ever seen. came into the state as a 6 inch fish and grew long and skinny. Owner called it Bullet. Looked like it was shot from a gun when ever a net came anywhere near it! I wish i could remember the name of the original breeder. His koi were so very expensive. If you could afford a female you'd see them occassionally at shows in japan. the red was scarlet and the black was truely black. At different times of the year the black would roll off to reveal the nicest red. Part of the story I can't tell is how a male got away from this guy after many years and was used to begin making tosai available to the public. It's a neat koi!
oh and before I forgot, Hey! nice asagi-thanks!
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