They say "Keeping Nishikigoi begins with Kohaku and ends with Kohaku", means that everybody is charmed by the Kohaku at the beginning of koi keeping, then gets distracted by other varieties later on, in the end, returns to the attractiveness of the Kohaku ( source: Modern Nishikigoi by Takeo Kuraki ).
<Banyak orang mengatakan bahwa memelihara koi dimulai dengan ketertarikan seseorang akan attractiveness Kohaku, kemudian mulai tertarik dengan jenis-jenis lainnya dan ujung-ujungnya/akhirnya kembali tertarik kepada jenis kohaku lagi>
The Kohaku is a simple combination of color, that is, koi with red and white marking. The white color must be as white as snow and the color combination between white and red, must be contrast reflecting the combination of Japanese flag. The Kohaku is "The Queen of Nishikigoi".
<Jenis Kohaku adalah jenis koi yang memiliki kombinasi warna sederhana, yaitu Merah dan Putih. Warna putihnya usahakan harus seputih salju, sehingga kombinasi dengan warna merahnya harus terlihat kontras seperti hal nya warna bendera Japan>
The red color (Hi) of Kohaku can be purplish red and brownish red, 'purplish red' will be getting darker and does not easily fade but somewhat lack of elegance, while 'brownish red' does not appear very well and fades easily and very hard to keep its color beautiful, but once the color come out well, the color turn remarkably fine. It was suggested to choose Kohaku with brownish red. There are some basic criteria in choosing your Kohaku:
<warna merahnya bisa warna merah keungu-unguan atau kecoklat-coklatan. Bila keungu-unguan maka kelak bisa bertambah merah tua dan tidak mudah memudar, tetapi agak kurang elegan. Sementara, kalau warna merahnya kecoklat-coklatan penampuilannya tidak terlalu indah dan warna merahnya mudah memudar dan sangat sulit mempertahankan keindahan warna nya, tetapi kalau warnanya sampai tampil maka keindahannya akan mengalahkan yang berwarna keungu-unguan. Disarankan memilih Kohaku yang warna merahnya kecoklat-coklatan. Beberapa kriteria dalam memilih Kohaku:>
(1) The edge of the red, between red and white, should be clear.
<Batas antara warna merah dan warna putih harus jelas perpindahannya, tidak boleh bergradasi ke dadu-daduan - pinkist>
(2) The distance between the 'last red' and the 'tail joint' should be 2 centimeter, called "Odome" <tail stop> or "Ojime" <last red>, if completely red it is called 'Zubon-haki' (trousers) and your Kohaku look having heavy appearance and disliked.
<warna merah kearah ekor harus berakhir 2 centimeter sebelum batas body ke ekor (tail joint), yang disebut dengan istilah Ojime (tail stop). Kalau warna merahnya nyambung sampai dengan perbatasan body-ekor disebut Zubon haki (celana panjang) dan Kohaku akan tampil kurang bagus dan kurang disukai>
(3) The ideal shape of red color on head area should be 'U shape', where the mouth area should be white. There are also some basic terms that hobbyist must understand: (a) "Mekaburi" is a term where the red color pattern covering all head area and disliked. (b) "Hanatsuki" is a term where the red color spreads down to the lips, without covering the cheeks and jaws, disliked. (c) "Kunchibeni" <lipstick> is small red marking on the mouth area, it is disliked, especially if Kohaku have large red color on its head area, but it is still acceptable if the red color on head area does not come down to the the line of the eyes for merely balancing purpose.
<warna merah di area kepala idealnya berbentuk huruf U dan disekitar mulut harus berwarna putih. Beberapa point yang harus teman-teman ketahui: a) Mekaburi, dimana warna merah menutupi semua permukaan kepalanya, biasanya tidak disukai. b) Hanatsuki, dimana warna merahnya menyebar sampai ke pipi samping, juga tidak disukai. c) Kunchibeni (lipstick), dimana ada warna merah diarea mulut, hal ini juga tidak disukai apalagi kalau warna merah dibagian kepalanya luas sekali. Tetapi hal ini masih bisa diterima kalau warna merah dikepalanya jangan sampai batas mata dan keberadaan kunchibeninya hanya sebagai faktor penyeimbang saja>
(4) The ideal end line of 'red color on the head' is the nose line and at least down to the eyes.
<warna merah dibagian kepala yang paling ideal adalah sebatas garis hidung dan setidak-tidaknya sampai dengan batas garis mata>
(5) The ideal red color pattern should be along the back and be highly appreciated. If red marking spreading down to the abdominal part called "Makigafukai" <deep wrapping> and "Makigaokii" <large wrapping>. Now it is also appreciated, abdomen with some markings also looks attractive.
<warna merah yang ideal berada disepanjang punggung. Kalau wrana merah di badannya turun sampai kebagian perut disebut Makigafukai (bungkus kedalaman) atau Makigaokii (bungkus keluasan). Sekarang juga diapresiasi bila dibagian perut terdapat beberapa marking>
The Kohaku, Taisho Sanshoku (commonly called Sanke) and Showa Sanshoku (commonly called Showa) are called the "big three". In the exhibition, these three varieties usually becoming a Champion.
to be continued <koitutor.blogspot.com>
