Balloons Being Prepared for Ascension

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Artist
Utagawa Yoshitora
Physical Description
Japanese woodcut print of a gas balloon being inflated for ascension surrounded by a crowd in Western dress. Another balloon is aloft in the background. Center panel of three that make one image. A20140978000 is the left panel of the image, A20140980000 is the right panel.
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
c. 1850-1880
Inventory Number
A20140979000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 35.6 × 23.5cm (14 in. × 9 1/4 in.)
Country of Origin
Japan
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Record ID
nasm_A20140979000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fb7406e6-73fa-4927-b5ee-7a0cf36b6fd3

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