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Illustrations from a Japanese Fireworks Catalogue (ca. 1880s)
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gnufuu lemmy.ca gnufuu@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-06-10
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Proprietary_Blend lemmy.world Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-12-25
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Neat!
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schmorp slrpnk.net schmorpel@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-07-12
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A and B? How even?
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davidgro lemmy.world davidgro@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
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schmorp wrote:
A and B? How even?

Also why is "NIGHT SHELLS" in English?

Ah, this stuff is answered in the linked article. I hadn't seen it yet.
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kakler bitmap lemmy.world kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-25
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Wow those illustrations are really something special. Even without the context of the article (which is great) they have such a unique vibe.
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gnufuu lemmy.ca gnufuu@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-06-10
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kakler bitmap wrote:
Wow those illustrations are really something special. Even without the context of the article (which is great) they have such a unique vibe.

You can almost hear them
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atomicbocks sh.itjust.works atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-02-16
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schmorp wrote:
A and B? How even?

I saw Mickey Mouse shaped fireworks at Disney world. The only thing was they clearly couldn’t control the orientation so occasionally Mickey would be upside down or sideways. I would imagine the same would be true here.
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NoSpotOfGround lemmy.world NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
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kakler bitmap wrote:
Wow those illustrations are really something special. Even without the context of the article (which is great) they have such a unique vibe.

They remind me of Hanafuda cards which I think look really pretty in a naive exotic style. More about Hanafuda.

There is even an emoji based on Hanafuda: 🎴
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kakler bitmap lemmy.world kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-25
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NoSpotOfGround wrote:
They remind me of Hanafuda cards which I think look really pretty in a naive exotic style. More about Hanafuda. There is even an emoji based on Hanafuda: 🎴

Those are fascinating! 😯 I can tell there's a whole rabbithole there just waiting for me to fall down it..
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Imgonnatrythis sh.itjust.works Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-09-23
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schmorp wrote:
A and B? How even?

And why stop there? Doesn't it seem like other letters would be possible and that they would be listed adjacently?
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