Takano Sanke Special Auction
Auction Schedule!
Auction Starts: Tuesday, February 28th @ 16:00 HST
Auction Ends: Saturday, March 4th @ 15:00 HST
Takano Koi Farm
Mr. Takano is becoming a rising star breeder of Taisho Sanke.
Unlike other breeders, he focuses on Taisho Sanke.
He pursuits the ultimate Sanke.
The body is good. The quality is excellent. If you are a sanke lover, you should definitely own one of his Sanke.
How to Judge Taisho Sanke
Some breeders made efforts to get the scattered Sumi together. Historically, Taisho Sanke was developed by combining scattered, small Sumi into larger Sumi areas that balanced the Hi pattern.
The Taisho Sanshoku pattern consists of three colors: white, red (Hi) and black (Sumi). In this variety, the location and the size of the Sumi is particularly important. Sumi on the shoulder, which we call Kata Zumi, is an absolute necessity for Taisho Sanke. The overall balance of the Sumi is critical.
How To Know If It Is Taisho Sanshoku
The Sanshoku varieties will have 3 different colors: white, red, and black.
There are two varieties “Showa Sanshoku” and “Taisho Sanshoku”. The name “Sanshoku” signifies 3 colors in Japanese, both Sanshoku will be tri-colored Koi. They needed to be distinguished because these 2 varieties have different patterns and backgrounds.
Generally, Sanke do not have black on their heads.
Taisho Sanshoku was originally created by Eizaburo Hoshino in Yamakoshi village, Niigata in 1919
Showa Sanshoku fry have black color on their bodies while the Taisho Sanshoku fry are born with pinkish colored bodies. If you mate two Showa, you will get almost 70% of pink fry and only 30% of black fry. This is the hardest part of Showa breeders is when they have to sort out 400,000 koi fish, this requires so much patience and in-depth concentration.
Available Takano Sanke! Good Luck! Happy Bidding!
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