Trial Balloon Launch at the Naval Department Training Ground at Tsukiji

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Object Details

Artist

Hiroshige III

Physical Description

Japanese woodblock print of a balloon ascension. Figures assisting the takeoff around the balloon, surrounded by a crowd of observers. Printed on three separate panels which have since been glued together into one piece.

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Inventory Number

A20140879000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Japanese Woodblock, Colored

Dimensions

Mat (H x W): 45.7 × 81.3cm (18 × 32 in.)

Unmatted (H x W): 36.2 × 72.4cm (14 1/4 × 28 1/2 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/nv94a1e11a5-7861-4d0f-bfbb-a159bec0260e

Record ID

nasm_A20140879000