Broadbill Swordfish 631 lbs.
This Broadbill Swordfish was caught in Gloucester, MA. The swordfish weighed in at 631 lbs. The actual piece of rice paper is 50” x 20”. The tail itself is 42” wide. This original piece was done on rice paper and then mounted onto watercolor paper. I used the Gyotaku print making method to create this piece. Gyotaku is an ancient Japanese print making method, where ink is directly applied to a fish, then rice paper or cloth is laid over it and pressed to show all the intricacies and anatomical beauty of the fish. Just for everyone to know this process is very difficult and time consuming, the first 20 to 50 prints do not come out properly. This extremely rare original piece is the singular, unique print I obtained from this swordfish. The detail I obtained from this tail is unbelievable and the photo does it no justice. This is a personal favorite from my collection of original pieces.
This Broadbill Swordfish was caught in Gloucester, MA. The swordfish weighed in at 631 lbs. The actual piece of rice paper is 50” x 20”. The tail itself is 42” wide. This original piece was done on rice paper and then mounted onto watercolor paper. I used the Gyotaku print making method to create this piece. Gyotaku is an ancient Japanese print making method, where ink is directly applied to a fish, then rice paper or cloth is laid over it and pressed to show all the intricacies and anatomical beauty of the fish. Just for everyone to know this process is very difficult and time consuming, the first 20 to 50 prints do not come out properly. This extremely rare original piece is the singular, unique print I obtained from this swordfish. The detail I obtained from this tail is unbelievable and the photo does it no justice. This is a personal favorite from my collection of original pieces.
This Broadbill Swordfish was caught in Gloucester, MA. The swordfish weighed in at 631 lbs. The actual piece of rice paper is 50” x 20”. The tail itself is 42” wide. This original piece was done on rice paper and then mounted onto watercolor paper. I used the Gyotaku print making method to create this piece. Gyotaku is an ancient Japanese print making method, where ink is directly applied to a fish, then rice paper or cloth is laid over it and pressed to show all the intricacies and anatomical beauty of the fish. Just for everyone to know this process is very difficult and time consuming, the first 20 to 50 prints do not come out properly. This extremely rare original piece is the singular, unique print I obtained from this swordfish. The detail I obtained from this tail is unbelievable and the photo does it no justice. This is a personal favorite from my collection of original pieces.
dimensions: 50”x 20” is the actual rice paper