Wednesday 18 July 2012

Japanese Fish Prints

Japanese Fish Prints Biography.
  Gyotaku (gyo=fish, taku=rubbing) originated hundreds of years ago-before the "camera age" as a method to scientifically record the size and unique characteristics of the endless array of species of the "wet world".
As the story goes..... an old samurai fisherman caught a fish and laid it on the riverbank while he continued fishing. For the long walk back to the village , he wrapped the fish in a cloth to sling over his back. When he unwrapped the fish in the village, the muddied side of the fish had left a beautifully detailed "mirror-image " of the fish.
There are two methods of printing- the direct and indirect. The direct method is more common . As the name suggests, inks or paints are applied "directly" to the surface of the prepared fish. When the paper or fabric is impressed upon the fish and lifted , a detailed image is produced- fin for fin, scale for scale. The indirect method is more along the lines of a gravestone rubbing where the paper is molded atop the inkless fish, and then inks or paints are applied with delicate and precise detail.
Japanese Fish Prints
 Japanese Fish Prints
 Japanese Fish Prints
 Japanese Fish Prints
 Japanese Fish Prints
 Japanese Fish Prints
 Japanese Fish Prints
 Japanese Fish Prints
Japanese Fish Prints
Japanese Fish Printing
Japanese Fish Prints
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