Night Bomb Shells

In the late 19th century, Hirayama Fireworks published catalogues featuring striking woodblock prints to showcase their night-sky creations. These prints stripped the pyrotechnic displays down to their cleanest, most elegant geometry. Each bold bloom was set against a rich dark background, capturing a fleeting burst of light and suspending it in ink. Those bursts are the designs in this collection — a few of Hirayama's night bombs, lifted from the catalogue page and set somewhere you can raise them.