01 Dec, 2008
In Japanese culture the koi fish or carp is thought to be one of the most Vital Fishes. This is because it is always going from one place to the next and dosent stop swimming, often moving the water. some States are trying to minimize the Koi population because of its tendency to mess up streams by stirring up the underlying dirt.
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The Koi is strong enough to swim against the current up stream this can mean two things:
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.
Traditional Japanese Tattoos
Kohaku – a red pattern white-skinned Koi,
Taisho Sanshoku – 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 light blue scales on its top and red scales on its bottom
Shusui – partially scaled version of an Asagi
Bekko -black pattern with red, white, or yellow-skinned Koi
Utsurimono – a black Koi with a red, white, or yellow pattern
Goshiki – mostly black Koi fish with red, white, brown, and blue accents
Ogon – Koi fish that is one solid color, can be regular or metallic; known colors – red, orange, yellow, platinum 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 with areas of blue-edged scales aligned neatly