{"id":28976,"date":"2025-12-09T21:40:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=28976"},"modified":"2025-12-09T21:40:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:40:20","slug":"art-japanese-firework-illustrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=28976","title":{"rendered":"ART: Japanese Firework Illustrations!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"635\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5171-635x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-28967\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5171-635x1024.jpg 635w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5171-186x300.jpg 186w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5171.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A book has been published recently\u2026 pictured above. I first saw this on Amazon UK\u2019s website. And I was intrigued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I subsequently discovered that some of the content, or something remarkably similar, is available, free, online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in seeing more, c<a href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainreview.org\/collection\/japanese-fireworks-catalogues\/\">heck this link out.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few samples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" data-id=\"28968\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5172-1024x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28968\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5172-1024x743.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5172-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5172-768x557.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5172.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" data-id=\"28969\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5173-1024x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28969\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5173-1024x743.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5173-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5173-768x557.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5173.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" data-id=\"28970\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5174-1024x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28970\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5174-1024x743.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5174-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5174-768x557.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5174.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" data-id=\"28971\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5175-1024x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28971\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5175-1024x743.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5175-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5175-768x557.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5175.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It would appear that the above are night time fireworks, whilst some others (some of which are shown below) are for daytime use!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" data-id=\"28972\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5178-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28972\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5178-1024x699.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5178-300x205.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5178-768x524.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5178.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"876\" data-id=\"28973\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5179-1024x876.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28973\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5179-1024x876.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5179-300x257.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5179-768x657.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5179.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"876\" data-id=\"28974\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5177-1024x876.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28974\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5177-1024x876.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5177-300x257.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5177-768x657.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5177.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"876\" data-id=\"28975\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5176-1024x876.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28975\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5176-1024x876.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5176-300x257.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5176-768x657.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5176.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are they not wonderful!? I find them exquisite and charming. I\u2019d quite like the book. But with the imagery freely available\u2026 hmmm!?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A book has been published recently\u2026 pictured above. I first saw this on Amazon UK\u2019s website. And I was intrigued. I subsequently discovered that some of the content, or something remarkably similar, is available, free, online. If you\u2019re interested in seeing more, check this link out. Here are a few samples: It would appear that &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=28976\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ART: Japanese Firework Illustrations!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"ART: Japanese Firework Illustrations!","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paGwUa-7xm","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28976"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28976\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}