Gyotaku
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Gyotaku is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing, where ink is applied to a fish which is then pressed onto paper
Gyotaku print of a fish
Nature printing
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Nature printing is a printing process, developed in the 18th century, that uses plants, animals, rocks and other natural subjects to produce an image. The subject undergoes several stages to give a di
Gyotaku
…stone impression', fish print(ing)) is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing, where ink is applied to a fish which is then pressed onto paper, was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its…
Benjamin Franklin's nature printed currency (1779)
Plate from The Nature-printed British Seaweeds, (1859–60)
Nature print, Alois Auer