Gyotaku Impression taken from the surface of a Large Prawn

Gyotaku Impression taken from the surface of a Large PrawnThis prawn was donated to me by my son. He's a chef and was preparing for a competition and had a load of prawns for a recipe which he didn't need. I've printed this on an A4 sheet of Chinese calligraphy paper using blue and gold ink. It takes a long time to prepare and ink a prawn and then position it ready to print. So although it's a small print, a lot of work goes into it. Once the print is made, the paper isn't really good for framing as it gets

With the mount it measures 77

the scales flake up from the fish leaving this almost polka dot finish to them

modern presentation

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The print is approx 69x34

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the work focuses on the natural flow and surface textures of this distinctive seaweed

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5cm and has been mounted using the authentic Japanese wet mounting technique which uses a simple flour and water paste and requires a period of around 24 hours to dry and stretch