Gyotaku

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Gyotaku (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.

Gyotaku - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Japanese marine printmaking tradition This article includes a list of references , related reading , or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( April 2023 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) For the Japanese Web archiving service, see Megalodon (website) . Gyotaku print of a fish Gyotaku ( 魚拓 ; from gyo ' fish ' + taku ' stone impression ' , fish print ( ing )) is the traditional Japanese meth