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by Markus Katsuo

Because the koi fish is strong enough it can swim up stream. This could be thought of in two ways

Strength in time of adversity - Koi fish also symbolizes persistence and the willingness to go on even though it is being swept away. It also symbolizes surpassing obstacles. The Koi fish swimming upriver can show how to overcome various obstacles and how come win victory over outside influences.

Strength in time of adversity - Koi fish also symbolizes the ability to go forward no matter what the obstacle is. The desire to swim on even if we are being swept along backwards.

Japanese Koi fish tattoos - Koi fish, or “brocaded carp”), are ornamental common carp. The Koi fish in Japanese tattooing plays a vital role in both Chinese and Japanese legends, and stories. In many of the Japanese and Chinese legends, Koi are transformed through their efforts over time. If a Koi Fish climbs a Dragon Gate on the Yellow River it would be transformed into a dragon. it is said to mean good fortune or luck. An example of koi means “love, affection” and koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan: a good example is the short story Koi-san by Mukoda Kuniko.

varieties of koi fish include:Traditional Japanese Tattoos

Kohaku - a red pattern with white-skinned Koi,

Taisho Sanshoku (Sanke) - a white-skinned Koi with a red and black pattern

Showa Sanshoku (Showa) - a black-skinned Koi with a red and white pattern

Tancho - Any koi with the only red being in a circle on its forehead. The fish can be a

Asagi - a Koi with red scales on its bottom and light blue scales on its top

Shusui - the partially scaled version of an Asagi

Bekko - a white, red, or yellow-skinned Koi with a black pattern

Utsurimono - black Koi Fish with a red, white, or yellow pattern

Goshiki - a mostly black Koi with red, white, brown, and blue accents

Ogon - a Koi that is one solid color, can be regular or metallic; known colors - red, orange, platinum, yellow and cream

Kin Gin Rin - Koi .There are also Gin Rin versions of almost any other type of koi. The name translates into English as “Gold Silver Scales” with shiny scales

Kawarimono (kawarigoi) - Miscellaneous types of Koi

Doitsu-goi - German Carp

Koromo - Koi fish with areas of blue-on edge of scales neatly aligned

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