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Kokugyo ’80 – The rare 1980 commemorative album of the 12th All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show, mainly in Japanese with some English text. A fine 358-page square folio in blue cloth with its acetate jacket and original blue slipcase – an important koi show yearbook.
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Kokugyo ’80 (國魚) – The National Fish – 12th All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show Commemorative Album
A rare commemorative album recording the 12th All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show, compiled by the Zen Nippon Nishikigoi Shinkokai (All Japan Nishikigoi Dealers Association) and published on 10 June 1980 (Showa 55) by Yokoyama Kogyo Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, who also printed and bound it. Edited by 金井賢雄 and Susumu Shoji (庄子進), with photography by Susumu Shoji and 川崎敏之. The original Japanese retail price was ¥40,000 – a measure of the lavishness of the production.
At 358 pages this large square folio is the most substantial volume we have handled of the early All Japan show yearbooks issued under the simple title Kokugyo – “National Fish” – and carries the association’s koi emblem on the title page. It presents the prize-winning koi of the 12th show, a valuable record of the champion fish and breeders at the turn of the 1980s. Text predominantly in Japanese, with some English.
An important volume for any collection of Japanese koi show literature. Highly desirable for koi breeders, show judges, koi collectors, Japanese garden enthusiasts and collectors of Japanese exhibition catalogues.
Condition – Fine/Like New
Large square hardcover bound in luxurious blue cloth with gilt-stamped titling to the front board and spine, protected by a thick clear archival acetate jacket that appears to be original to the publisher. The book is in fine, as-new condition. Housed in the original sturdy blue publisher’s slipcase, which is near fine. Internally clean and bright throughout, 358 pages, with a firm binding.
