| In my mind Sanke is more refined and more difficult to approach perfection. Three colors and very specific areas where sumi must(shoulder) and must not(head or below lateral line) appear. Showa is less critical about placement of sumi. I agree Kohaku should be 3rd. Also Goromo is more difficult/complex than Shiro Utsuri. Dorsal patterns are more refined than wrapping patterns that are more refined than lateral patterns, that are more refined than non-patterned solid colored koi
So my list in order of difficulty would be Sanke, Showa, Kohaku, Goromo, S. Utsuri. |