Gyotaku: The ancient Japanese art of printing fish - K. Erica Dodge

[@TEDEd]

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[@SupaCurry]

Who ever animated this is amazing. Love the art style!

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

agreed

[@flashofpink]

I had heard of this fish printing before, but never realized it was so interesting!

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

agreed

[@lamcb.9476]

ah. a 3d animation. I am just tearing through these videos. The diversity of animation is a joy to behold

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed

[@AdrenalineVideos1337]

The Japanese have an amazingly interesting history

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed

[@Garl_Vinland]

I thought Gyotaku just meant a fish who really liked manga and anime.

[@ChungsoonKangahjee]

they are called OHtaku.

[@hsar5]

Well if you want to use jokes like that ib a proper way is, the fanatics who love fish Gyo and otaku I must be fun at parties right

[@iversonpaulalay5514]

@@hsar5 on the contrary, that was very informative, thank you😁

[@shreyaspamaraju4844]

Lol

[@rako7169]

ahahahhahaha

[@abthedragon4921]

I've never heard of this before. This is really cool. I also love the unique animation style this video is in.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

agreed

[@kimyenle5500]

I read Doreamon and i saw this kind of printing. However i didn't know about how exactly it is until now. Thank you for an awsome video :)))

[@Namse21]

Ya was going to comment the same

[@Namse21]

Although doraemon could magnify the print of the fish with his gadgets.😅

[@--Paws--]

The sound effects on this - it adds so much more to the experience of what is being shown.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed

[@Alyenbird]

I sometimes go to Seattle via the Bremerton ferry. The Bremerton Ferry Terminal has a row of magnificent gyotaku prints of large salmon running down the entire front of the building. If you ever visit there be sure to check them out.

[@defydog]

Wow, I had no idea this ingenious practice existed. Wonderful animations as well.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed

[@keepgettingbetter7155]

Loved the video and the sound of water in it 😍😍😍😍

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed ❤

[@fragrantiamella]

I have a print of a carp in my animal crossing house! I knew gyotaku was an art form, but I didn't realize it was also a method of record-keeping- super cool

[@theseeker9591]

Animation getting better & better & ... Better...

[@VincentFink]

wow! I've been working in sumi for over a decade. I gotta try this!

[@SeaMager]

I did this as an art project back in 5th grade using rubber fish. It still hangs on my wall.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

That is great

[@HamHamDude]

I just never know what I'm going to learn next from you guys.

[@hidesuzuki156]

I love the hanko saying 「フランコ」at the end.

[@MrEAbdullah]

this channel has a great impact on my life

[@isabelaoliveira9270]

Wow, amazing artwork 👏🏾

[@danielzhixuhan2408]

That's an awesome way of printing. It's the first time for me to hear that Japanese people, apart from the habit of eating fish, have the accustom of printing fish

[@rebeccalin4135]

hehe i like how the animator is so detailed the stamp at the end is their name in katakana

[@AlexandreMutti]

Nice! It's about time TED vids got an upgrade in it's animations.

[@Impheatus]

You are completely right. But if you look at that segment frame by frame you would notice that Kiku is disappearing (getting smaller) before the cut/slash happens.

[@AyubuKK]

Wow. They actually created an extremely simple way of taking a photo. Nice.

[@thetruth3068]

So this is what they did in Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. When I was a kid. I thought it was weird that whenever we catch legendary fish, we released it, but we still have the print.

[@kventinho]

I know french and am learning japanese so yeah I think I understand now where you are coming from. The reason I asked actually is because I thought she pronounced it right the first time. Then I realized you must be referring to the scene where she introduced the kanji, and yeah she pronounced it as how you described above, which is INACCURATE. As I'm still learning, I was just trying to get a confirmation. Thanks there!

[@jess26cabrera]

Amazing animation! Love the character design too!

[@sefjsb]

Excellent animation and narration work.

[@SFXN2000]

Thank you for introducing one of our culture. But 0:47 , this movie effect is unpleasnt for me. Because, the Chrysanthemum is Japanse Emperor's simbol, and you cut it..... Thank you.

[@etniko]

Japanese culture is so awesome.

[@jaspermatt1]

The person's stamp at the end says 'Franco,' the animator of this lesson :)

[@albietbeck]

Really cool animation on this lesson.

[@jiayiz.6093]

....so what if the fish is too big for paper.... you made a sensational catch and still...

[@mewsingsbynatk]

Jiayi Z. Get a GIANT paper.

[@aiko9393]

@@mewsingsbynatk or use more than one paper, then glue them together.

[@leonguyen896]

easy. just catch smaller fish,

[@jdgrahamo]

This is what KZbin is for -- and thank you TED.

[@hosseinrafie5708]

wait... did you say "Lord Sakai"???

[@thisisaninvalidname]

The information was great but the animation made it better!

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

coolest animation and coolest fishes as welll :D :D :D

[@Fricetix]

Because TED always has amazing animations :)

[@ArjunShenoy]

Amazing !! More such short videos should be unloaded!!

[@AyubuKK]

I friggin love the Ted Ed intro

[@arrowsaurus7561]

LORD SAKAI?

[@Moyshiro83]

Amazing animation.

[@bolerie]

Only saw this video because of the amazing animations :)

[@andrianekaputra5274]

I like the animation so much!!

[@Lalalele123454321]

I did this in art class! We used a rubber fish with the direct method

[@fabtrinidad9358]

This animation is 👌👌👌

[@nakanyann]

Please do not cut "Kiku" It is a mark of His Majesty the Japanese Emperor.

[@Mommmmmmmmmyy]

It felt like a game what great art!!

[@fiilisboa]

Best animation ever!

[@Vejur9000]

Beautiful animation art.

[@iamme4464]

The animation wass soooo good 💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@ZecaPinto1]

I wonder if the time it takes to print the fish in the paper would not be longer to keep the fish alive until release...

[@android245]

Fascinating

[@definitelynotcole4842]

This video is literally one big aesthetic

[@neddh92]

Old answer and thanks for reply and beautiful shark, what i'm more thinking is if the fish would be alive so it could be released again, that would be a challenge with a live shark on a small boat

[@bipinsamsohang]

amazing animation.

[@klarastern5597]

gyo is not gee-oh... it's one syllable...

[@Checker222]

Sweet animation, and interesting!

[@littlefishbigmountain]

the video: “the ancient art of printing fish...” also the video: “over 100 years ago!”

[@ZecaPinto1]

Until over 100 years ago, when photography came up.

[@xandercorp6175]

Have you ever seen a centenarian? Then you will know what is ancient after all...

[@littlefishbigmountain]

xandercorp I guess that makes the United States quite an ancient civilization-it’s more than twice as old as that!

[@xandercorp6175]

@@littlefishbigmountain Except that arts and people tend to come and go more frequently than nations; your comparison is poorly considered.

[@littlefishbigmountain]

xandercorp Yeah, A Starry Night is pretty ancient too

[@hiyo9144]

So would this work with certain appendages? I call it Dikkutaku.

[@shrimpmeister4908]

I really want to watch this but it's the only video that won't load for literally days! ;-;

[@greenbin3028]

I literally have not heard of this in my entire life

[@Celeste-in-Oz]

Cool idea!

[@f.santyabudi]

HEY, THIS VIDEO IS REALLY UNDERRATED! why only few ppl watched :(

[@sajjadsaddam2012]

The animation✨

[@rbbrfish]

A simple (not to mention quality) print takes too long for a specimen to be alive through the whole thing. You also need to remove all the mucous from the skin (which would eventually kill the fish) and it probably wouldn't lay quietly as you ink it up and print. To do a catch, print, and release is not really on the table.

[@--9484]

Awww I want to try do this!

[@erhixon773]

The last line is basically Ace Attonery as a fisherman

[@UndergroundPebbles]

Amazing animation! And good subject. ^^

[@kumariladli2585]

Very nice art it is...

[@DalyActual]

Lord Sakai?!

[@boballende]

Excellent!

[@aryavijaykumar4700]

Thank u all very much . yes the animator stuck the chord ..

[@ahsanhaq6248]

Lord saki like ghost of tshushima

[@Impheatus]

I think he meant he KEPT viewing because of the animation.

[@siewheilou399]

What software was used t create this CGI?

[@longhohoang2222]

Make more video about Japan

[@レジギガス-l9c]

0:47 は？

[@JonathanWirth-c3p]

Production have a good day

[@ThenThereThe]

1:00 first record of tetherball

[@Georg360s]

Supreme success!

[@nejiloto]

Yeah, One Piece leads us here folks

[@anjarkusuma8938]

(y) me too dud

[@whathell6t]

JoyBoy When is Luffy going to be a Pirate King. The other anime had a kid becoming a Pirate King and that took only 6 episode, take a look: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rInUmIGOgcyipKM

[@ilikebutterflies1383]

Im not a Gyotaku , but im AN OTAKU

[@sakthicon]

Bettas everywhere

[@bauhiniafolia9673]

Invent a whole new field of art to be able to flex accurately

[@satire9298]

The thumbnail shows the animation.

[@rbbrfish]

A fine job overall. Illustrative without being simplistic. As a practitioner, however, I would dispute the catch-print-and-release aspect. Flopping fish do not make for good prints. For excellent examples of the practice and for more information, go to natureprintingsociety(dot)org.

[@BetoValdivieso]

Loved this !! Keep it up !! ^__^

[@jinhunterslay1638]

Now I'm wondering if there's an official largest Gyotaku print in the world....

[@caegi137]

Taku (拓) doesn't mean impression, it means clear the land. You can check it with a Japanese dictionary.

[@thatchacre5763]

You are wrong, that character has more than one meanings. People used to copy characters from ancient stelae for archiving and calligraphy studying with the method similar to the one described in this video. The copying method is called 拓 （ zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8B%93%E7%89%87 ） 魚拓(gyotaku) is obviously derived from 碑拓 (stone rubbing).

[@calforrai]

It basically means something similar to a scraping motion just as it does in Chinese. Here they're scraping the paper with paint over the fish or whatever object you're trying to copy 拓印. What you said is scraping the land clear 拓荒, 開拓. So you're kinda right it has nothing to do with impression.

[@bernadetteeisenhower6449]

魚拓先輩

[@williampangelinan1266]

Lord sakai you say

[@swisski]

This was an early Japanese version of "Photo or it didn't happen"

[@kventinho]

how is it supposed to be pronounced? i thought she pronounced it right.

[@theramendutchman]

She pronounces it along the lines of "gee-oh" while it should've been something between "gyo" and "gjo". Actually, even Google Translate does a better job at this: What she says (it doesn't mean geek or anything else, it's just gibberish what she's saying): translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=ja&tl=en&text=%E3%81%8E%E3%81%8A%E3%81%9F%E3%81%8F How it should be pronounced: translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=ja&tl=en&text=%E9%AD%9A%E6%8B%93

[@cebo494]

They did this on iron chef once...

[@万歳-o8l]

華族の酒井伯爵さまになってたけど、当時の江戸時代なら大名の酒井卿 って訳した方が自然な気がする

[@mariselacarrillocely46]

No le entendí ni madres

[@ForteExpresso]

I have seen Suniyo bragging about such prints in DORAEMON

[@VictoriaBeliever]

With all the respect in the world, the people are marshmallows and I love it

[@Mr2Lotus]

Who is Frank!??

[@jorunholm9060]

Printning fish?