Original gyotaku of a Pageot in color, made in a traditional way, Japanese paper. shipping Original work. Marine decoration

shipping Original work (not a reproduction), Gyotaku by Pageot, in color on Japanese paper

Unframed

Gyotaku is an ancestral Asian technique for taking an imprint of a freshly caught fish to keep a memory. The fish is coated with paint, then a Japanese paper is applied in order to transfer its imprint and make the gyotaku

The difficulty of this technique lies in the proper preparation of the fish (cleaning, positioning), the distribution of the ink and the pressure exerted with the paper.
No repositioning is possible.

Unlike many others, the gyotaku I make are not retouched !... Hence the importance of good mastery.
It is a REAL gyotaku made in the rules of the art.
Only the eye is repainted as tradition dictates (this gesture symbolizes "the return to life" of the fish after its imprint and death).

All gyotakus have a slight wrinkle.
This is due to the technique... the paper is applied to the paint-coated fish by marrying its shapes, which generates moisture and deformation of the paper.