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Gyotaku (Japanese 魚拓, from gyo "fish" + taku "rubbing") is the traditional method of Japanese fish printing, dating from the mid-1800s.
Japan has the earliest fish printing done in the 1800s.
Although the technique is ancient, the Japanese word which translates to “GYo fish – TAKU reclamation” is a modern term given by the Gyotaku No Kai (Fish Printing Association) in Tokyo. There are many stories of how Gyotaku began. The most popular is of an emperor in Japan that wanted an accurate account of his record catch. He ordered a print to be made. This was a wise decision considering how much a fish can grow after it has been caught and the tale is spun from one person to another.
Born and raised in Hawaii, Laron "Takeo"
Being of Japanese ancestry, Takeo found a passion in the art of gyotaku, the ancient Japanese art of fishprinting using ink and paper. Takeo's modern gyotaku uses ink such as sumi or india ink which is applied directly to the fish. Japanese paper, often referred to as rice paper,
For the past few years, the Baylors Lake artist has been a practitioner of the Japanese art of gyotaku (pronounced ghee-oh-tah-koo), which translates to “fish rubbing.
