Nikkei Koi Ginrin Gallery

'Ginrin' is As the Japanese character suggests only koi with scales are able to possess this unique characteristic. 'Ginrin' when broken in parts has two characters one for 'gin' and the other for 'rin'. 'Gin' translated into English means silver which sparkles or glitters. 'Rin' is the same character as 'uroko' which means scale; hence 'ginrin' is a koi with sparkling scales. Because any scaled koi can be 'ginrin' many varieties fall into this category; among these are kohaku, sanke, showa, utsurimono, hikarimoyo, hikarimuji,

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Ginrin Showa/Tancho Showa

Item gr1028

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Breeder:Marusho

Age: 2 years

Size: 43cm/17"

Sex: unknown

Price: $400

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Breeder: Yozen

Age: 2 years

Size: 11"

Sex: Male

Price: $250

Item tsho1376

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Breeder: Yozen

Age: 2 years

Size: 37cm/14.5"

Sex: Male

Price: $150

 

Ginrin Shiro Utsuri

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Breeder: Sakuma

Age: 2 years

Size: 36cm/14.2 "

Sex: unknown

Price: $150

 

 



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