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gnufuu@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 11 days ago

Illustrations from a Japanese Fireworks Catalogue (ca. 1880s)

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Illustrations from a Japanese Fireworks Catalogue (ca. 1880s)

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gnufuu@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 11 days ago
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  • schmorp@slrpnk.net
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    A and B? How even?

    • davidgro@lemmy.world
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      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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      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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      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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    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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      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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        Those are fascinating! 😯 I can tell there’s a whole rabbithole there just waiting for me to fall down it…

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      You can almost hear them

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    Neat!

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