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Gyotaku - Japanese Fish Printing
Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese fish printing or rubbing, dating from the mid-19th century, a form of nature printing used by fishermen to record their catches. In order to make a gyotaku print, one places the subject on a wooden bench and paints one side with sumi ink. Next a piece of paper or other material is laid over the ink-covered fish. Finally, one rubs the material until there is the image of the fish on it.
Image: Ron Wong/ USFWS on Flickr

Gyotaku - Japanese Fish Printing

Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese fish printing or rubbing, dating from the mid-19th century, a form of nature printing used by fishermen to record their catches. In order to make a gyotaku print, one places the subject on a wooden bench and paints one side with sumi ink. Next a piece of paper or other material is laid over the ink-covered fish. Finally, one rubs the material until there is the image of the fish on it.

Image: Ron Wong/ USFWS on Flickr

Aug 20 2012 206 notes

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i’ve done this! but with a rubber fish.
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I have mixed feelings about this…
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Wouldn’t mind trying
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