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Nishikigoi: Koi Carp Mandalaby *FractalBee

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The word koi comes from Japanese, simply meaning 'carp'. It includes both the dull grey fish and the brightly colored varieties. What are known as koi in English are referred to more specifically as nishikigoi in Japan (literally meaning 'brocaded carp'). In Japanese, koi is a homophone for another word that means 'affection' or 'love'; koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan. The koi is also an often recurring symbol in Irezumi, the Japanese art of traditional tattooing.

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This Mandala is based upon the word: 'Nishikigoi'. I waved the word into the Mandala a lot of times.There is magic in words, in spoken words and in written words. So, let us spread the Love!
Nishikigoi.