File:Ming Dynasty Jin Ping Mei fireworks.jpg

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An illustration of a fireworks display from the 1628-1643 edition of the Ming dynasty book Jin Ping Mei.
Date Ming dynasty
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Jin Ping Mei (1628-1643 edition).

Reproduced in Joseph Needham (1986). Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 7: Military Technology: The Gunpowder Epic. Cambridge University Press. Page 142.

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