Japanese Bobtail coat colors and patterns
Mi-ke, the white-black-red tri-color, is the breed's flagship in every registry. The four registries with a color position genuinely diverge, stated per registry: CFA and TICA exclude nothing; CCA-AFC and ACF exclude un-patterned agouti. ACF alone additionally excludes chocolate, lavender and pointed, citing a 1997 CFA edition we could not independently confirm, an open question stated rather than resolved. Blue-eyed and odd-eyed cats are prized, especially on white.
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The color palette
Mi-ke (white, black, red)
Black and white bicolor
Red and white
The Japanese Bobtail in color
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What the standard says
Mi-ke, the white-black-red tri-color, is the breed's flagship in every registry. The four registries with a color position genuinely diverge, stated per registry: CFA and TICA exclude nothing; CCA-AFC and ACF exclude un-patterned agouti. ACF alone additionally excludes chocolate, lavender and pointed, citing a 1997 CFA edition we could not independently confirm, an open question stated rather than resolved. Blue-eyed and odd-eyed cats are prized, especially on white.
