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+ taku "stone impression") is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which
dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing was used by fishermen to record their
catches, but has also become an art form of its own.
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Artist/Maker
Naoki Hayashi
United States, born Japan
Date2006
Mediumacrylic paint on Japanese shoji paper
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Louise and Ralph Haberfeld, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW2020.014.004
DescriptionGyotaku is the art of printing using the actual fish: Gyotaku (Japanese 魚拓, from gyo "fish"+ taku "stone impression") is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which
dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing was used by fishermen to record their
catches, but has also become an art form of its own.
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