Japanese scene with one man ascending with a balloon and another man descending in a parachute
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Object Details
- Artist
- Kunisoda III
- Physical Description
- Japanese woodcut print of a humorous scene with a man ascending with a balloon and throwing pieces of paper on a man on the ground. A man in the background is descending with a parachute. The Japanese text identifies the aeronaut as "Spencer," almost certainly a reference to Percival Spencer (November 11, 1864-April 11, 1913), a British balloonist and parachutist who toured Asia in the late 19th century. Spencer was part of the third generation of a family of professional balloonists. He was the eldest son of Charles Green Spencer (1837–1880), who was the son of Edward Spencer (1799–1849). Edward Spencer, a solicitor, was a friend and trusted assistant of the noted balloonist Charles Green. Charles Spencer founded the balloon manufacturing firm of C. G. Spencer & Sons. Percival's siblings also followed the family profession. He and his brothers Arthur (1866–1940) and Stanley (1868–1906) were considered the leading authorities on ballooning.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
- c. 1870-1910
- Inventory Number
- A20140967000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- ART-Prints, Original
- Medium
- Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 36.8 × 24.4cm (14 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
- 2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 53.3cm × 39.4cm × 3.8cm (21 × 15 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20140967000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv917395420-d2f3-461e-b7aa-e2c8c73f0686
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