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Illustrations from a Japanese fireworks catalogue, ca. 1880s. Lots more on our site — visit link in bio.⠀ ⠀ Digitised by the Yokohama City Library, these English language catalogues for the Hirayama Fireworks company were published by C. T. Brock and Company, the oldest fireworks manufacturer in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1877, the Hirayama company was global from its onset: the founder Jinta Hirayama is thought to have been the first Japanese citizen to register a U.S. copyright.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #fireworks #hirayama #newyearseve #newyears #japan
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zelkova tree
Haruki Murakami • Norwegian Wood
Lemons first grew as an under-storey in forests on the foothills of the Himalayas, and according to Tyôzaburô Tanaka, the great Japanese citrus expert of the twentieth century, all oranges came from Assam and Burma, where they were known as naranga, a name thought to derive from Tamil, in which the prefix nar- denotes fragrance.3 However,
Helena Attlee • The Land Where Lemons Grow
the fruit of the banana trees puffed up and stiff like the fingers of gouty kings.
Toni Morrison • Tar Baby
Bone, Flesh, Skin: The Making of Japanese Lacquer
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