Excellent etegami - I'm always fascinated by how the flounders and other flat fish start off looking like other fish and then their whole body changes into that flat shape.
Etegami (e= "picture"; tegami= "letter/message") are simple drawings accompanied by a few apt words. They are usually done on postcards so that they can be easily mailed off to one's friends. Though etegami has few hard-and-fast rules, traditional tools and materials include writing brushes, sumi ink, blocks of water-soluble, mineral-based pigments called gansai, and washi postcards that have varying degrees of "bleed." They often depict some ordinary item from everyday life, especially items that bring a particular season to mind.
Hi, Debbie, interesting, we, Australians call that fish, "flat fish."
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Thanks for making me smile today! I especially like the top one :)
ReplyDeleteDeb, I love your fishies! Perfect timing...as I am *floundering* a bit in life...must swim forward with strength and purpose! Hugs, ♥ Robin ♥
ReplyDeleteExcellent etegami - I'm always fascinated by how the flounders and other flat fish start off looking like other fish and then their whole body changes into that flat shape.
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