Codling Gyotaku on Chinese paper

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By Jane Evans
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

34 × 63 × 1 cm

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This is a gyotaku. Ink is painted onto the surface of the fish and then a lightweight paper is pressed onto the fish to take an impression. Once dry, the eye is hand painted on. The paper will be wrinkled and not really suitable for framing. The print must have a backing paper applied to correct the wrinkling. I use the Urauchi method to do this. A glue I prepare myself from simple flour and water, is applied to the reverse of the print and a backing paper pressed on. The two are left to dry and bond for 24 hours. The codling was caught in the local waters here off the Island of Anglesey.

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2022
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This is a Gyotaku impression of a Codling which was caught by a local fishermen in the waters that surround the Island of Anglesey here in North Wales were I live and work. It's a difficult fish to print but the skin does give a very good impression on the paper. Gyotaku is a traditional Japanese art form used to record fish. It's now practiced around the world but still not a widely known art form.

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