Shipping Quote
Gyotaku is a form of nature printing, a printing process that uses plants, animals, rocks and other natural subjects such as fish, to produce an image. Fish printing has been used initially by fishermen to record their catches and has since become an art form.
Gyotaku uses fish or sea creatures as “printing plates” using sumi ink or ink cakes which are a type of solid ink usually used for calligraphy and brush painting.
It is said that samurai would decide on the winner of fishing competitions using gyotaku prints. This traditional form used as a recording method for fishermen is still observed today and can even be seen in tackle shops across Japan.
This is an original gyotaku of a blue lobster done with blue acrylic paints, done on authentic Japanese rice paper. The lobster measures 15 inches and the print is 11 by 19 inches. All my work are originals and no two are the same, each is unique in its own way.
Each piece of artwork is signed by me and stamped with my red stamp that says Gyo, the name of my company.
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Handmade
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Materials: Acrylic, Rice paper, Sumi ink
L 30cm
H 54cm
D 4 cm