Looks like spring is here!
Along with the blooming cherry trees comes new shipments from Sakai FF and several Niigata farms… the wait is finally over!
Keep an eye on www.koi.com for photos of the new arrivals.
Sakai’s first Spring auction is right around the corner and photos of koi that will be offered at this event are now being posted.
Scroll down to view the koi that are going to be offered at auction on March 6th.
Don’t forget to check back frequently as new koi will continue to be added in the days leading up to the auction.
If you see something that you would be interested in bidding on, or if you have questions regarding the Auction contact:
Joel Burkard at 206-769-4950 or email pan@koi.com
Zak Schmidt at 1-800-827-5819 or email zak@koi.com
Clients purchasing koi through this auction will have the option of keeping their purchase in Japan, either to be boarded and grown on under the care of Sakai of Hiroshima or to be entered in any one of a number of Japanese koi shows.
Sakai of Hiroshima has published a series of high quality color booklets that illustrate the development and genealogy of their Kohaku, Sanke and Showa bloodlines in stunning detail.
In addition to the Bloodline Charts, these booklets feature most of the pairings of Brood stock used in Sakai’s breeding program. At the end of each booklet there is a listing of many of the major award winners that have resulted from these bloodlines, as well as photographs of their state of the art facilities in Hiroshima Japan.
This booklet is a valuable learning and teaching tool for the hobbyist and professional alike.
You can open each one of these fully interactive online versions by clicking on the book covers below. Flip through the pages by grabbing the corner of each page and dragging them like a normal book or use the navigation bar at the bottom.
The books are best viewed at full screen which can be activated by clicking on the full screen icon in the bottom left hand corner of the window. To exit full screen mode… just click escape on your keyboard or the hit the same icon in the bottom left hand corner of the window.
Enjoy!
