A Night of Fashion and Fireworks
Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE - Season 2
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For a time during the Edo period, fireworks lit up the skies practically every night in the summer. It was a chance for women to dress up and let loose ... and grab the attention of male suitors. "Women Watching Fireworks at Sumida River" (1795-96) by Kitagawa Utamaro