for a moment
our darkness is lit...
fireworks
—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828)

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‘Fireworks at Ryogoku’, 100 Famous Views of Edo, Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858.

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Black and white illustrations from the Illustrated Catalogue of Garden & Lawn Pieces of the Hirayama Fireworks Company (1890).

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From garden sparklers to grand explosions shaped like flowers, read more about the history and art of Japanese fireworks: www.artmeetsscience.co/night-shells...

Woodblock illustrations from the Catalogue of Night Bomb Shells, Jinta Hirayama (1890).

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New Book Release 🎆

Captured in a collection of traditional Japanese woodblock illustrations, our latest release reframes fireworks not simply as entertainment, but as objects of craftsmanship, design, and cultural significance.

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A collection of firework illustrations from a nineteenth-century fireworks catalogue. These two plates present the multiple different designs produced by the Hirayama Fireworks Company, Japan, c. 1890s.

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We’re thrilled to share that our edition of Emily Vanderpoel's Color Problems has been featured in @toast’s Autumn/Winter 2025 magazine 📖 Thank you, TOAST, for spotlighting this timeless work.

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New to the Art Meets Science collection🍄

An extraordinary record of British fungi and female scientific achievement, this volume showcases the pioneering work of Anna Maria Hussey and her visionary approach to art and mycology.

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Inside Wonders: When conchology becomes art 🐚

Cutting into his specimens and printing them using seal ink, Hirase revealed swirls and arcs that echoed Art Deco and a 20th-century graphic design aesthetic. Continue reading: www.artmeetsscience.co/seashell-pat...

Magnificent magnolia illustration from Mark Catesby's 'Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahamas', published in 1731—a beautiful example of eighteenth-century botanical illustration. #ArtMeetsScience #ArtMeetsScienceJournal

しばらくは湖も一つぱいの玉火哉
shibaraku [wa] umi mo ippai no tamabi kana

in a flash the lake
is filled...
with fireworks!

—Hanabi (fire flowers). Pages from the Illustrated catalogue of garden & lawn pieces of the Hirayama Fireworks Company, c. 1890s.

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Fungi Collected in Shropshire and Other Neighbourhoods, by M. F. Lewis. 1860-1902.

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From Agaricus deliciosus to Pholiota squarrosa, Anna Maria Hussey's pioneering work in mycology conveys a creative dedication to scientific inquiry. Read more about her life and work in the journal: www.artmeetsscience.co/anna-maria-h...

This roll of nature prints dates back to the 17th century. Nature Printing is an established printing technique that involves inking a natural specimen to make an impression print on paper. This lovely example is over 3 meters when fully unrolled. #ArtMeetsScience @britishlibrary.bsky.social

How do you see colours in your mind? Whittlesea’s book ‘On Colour’ encourages a practice of seeing colours wholly, ignoring the learned idea of the colour spectrum through a series of visualisation and breathing exercises.

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