@social.facts5: Ancient Way to Record a Catch in Japan #interestingfacts #facts #fishing #dailyfacts #newyork

Korlym :

So he’s painting an octopus

mysterlas :

Inks or it didn’t happen

luckybl4ckc4t :

The octopus just looks so…

rendition :

IS THAT WHY THEY

✯/(MasterMatrix)\✯ :

so that's why things were drawn sideways in most Japanese paintings

Daniel son :

So he’s painting an octopus for decoration.

Saucy Waffles :

This is fire

🛹🎧🇵🇸 :

its called Gyotaku btw 🙏 it was for fishermen to brag about the size of their catch

Cranjis McBasketball :

that octopus was so good omg

Parker :

chevelle✝️💗 :

im learning this in school rn lol. its called printmaking, or gyotaku. they also sometimes just use this for art or to document their catches. they usually either eat the fish after, or release it

Castorelli Studios :

Funny thing is Octopus come with their own ink.

val :

if saucy waffles says its fire you know its good

￴ ￴￴ :

we love Saucy Waffles 🔥

ri :

Saucy Waffles is lowkey right

Ary Banana :

It’s called gyotaku It’s Japanese

The Boogeyman :

Saucy Waffles is always right

reddit_hero :

I remember doing this in school ☺ we had a fishing class that would bring us fish and we printed them for the school fishing trophy wall

🎙️✧.* _Ebenon [ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴛʀᴀɢᴇᴅʏ] :

i did this for an art assignment in 5th grade, i wish i still had it omg the dead fish smell transferred onto the paper i hated it but it was soo cool

𐔌⊹ Collie/N!Home’s Wife ♡✦ :

Saucy waffles knows what’s up

♡𝕺𝖑𝖎𝖛𝖎𝖆♡ :

liam :

Alayah. :

I did this in art class in third grade

pineapple :

Does this hurt the fish?

kylie 🍓 :

i remember doing this with a small fish on a shirt in the 5th grade