His name is Mr. Mineo Yamamoto. His friends in The Nature Printing Society have taken to affectionately calling him the “Ambassador of Gyotaku.” Born October 16, 1943 in Central Tokyo, Japan, Mineo ...

Gyotaku, or fish printing, was a traditional method used by Japanese fishermen to record their catches before photography existed. Centuries ago, the practice was roughly done by using natural ink, ...

An historic art from learned in the most modern of ways. “A whole lot of Japanese YouTube because I didn’t have anyone to teach me outright,” Dwight Hwang told Forbes.com about how he learned the ...

The limited-edition print is inspired by oio, or Hawaiian bonefish, a recognizable local game fish long prized by fishermen and still used in traditional island dishes.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Artist Dwight Hwang and research zoologist Kate Bemis discuss the Japanese art of Gyotaku fish printing and Dwight demonstrates how to make a fish ...

For centuries, fishermen in Japan have been creating ink prints of fish and sea species in a practice known as Gyotaku (魚拓) or “fish rubbing” in English. Originally used to record catches or brag ...

Artist Derek Wada said customer demand compelled him to reproduce his traditional gyotaku prints as silk-screened designs on T-shirts and tote bags. “I put so much into it I almost don’t want to sell ...

In the summer of 2018, Yusuke Miyazaki and Atsunobu Murase contacted hundreds of bait and tackle shops in Japan to ask them about their art collection. They were interested in gyotaku. These are ...

Imagine you’re strolling along the beach when you stumble upon a unique-looking creature washed ashore. Your first instinct might be to snap a picture and search online to identify the organism and ...