Balloons Being Prepared for Ascension

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Object Details

Artist

Utagawa Yoshitora

Physical Description

Japanese woodcut print showing a parachute descending in the foreground, and a balloon ascending with parachute attached in the background. A crowd watches from below. Dress of the crowd and style of the buildings suggest that this scene is taking place in the West. Left panel of three that create one image. A20140979000 is the center panel of the scene, A20140980000 is the right panel.

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Date

c. 1850

Inventory Number

A20140978000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 35.6 × 24.4cm (14 in. × 9 5/8 in.)

Country of Origin

Japan

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv963be32c9-2976-422c-a921-97b6671b7af6

Record ID

nasm_A20140978000