Rockin' Jelly Bean Apollo's Song Silkscreen Print after Osamu Tezuka, Edition of 60, Framed by Erostika
Rockin' Jelly Bean Apollo's Song Silkscreen Print after Osamu Tezuka, Edition of 60, Framed by Erostika
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A kiss among planets
A pin-up illustrator reading a Tezuka love story, in an edition of sixty. The Erostika frame keeps it as the studio presented it.
Best for: Collectors of Tezuka tributes and Japanese lowbrow prints
Condition notes
Sheet appears clean and bright in the photographs.
Frame may show light marks from display.
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Rockin' Jelly Bean's silkscreen tribute to Apollo's Song, the manga by Osamu Tezuka, from an edition of sixty. It is offered as signed and numbered in the lower margin and comes in the frame supplied by Erostika.
The Piece
Two lovers kiss at the centre of the sheet, their skin traced with lightning, while planets, tigers, birds, roses and a rocket city wheel around them in saturated colour. It belongs to the project Another Side of Tezuka. Small nude figures appear in the background, so the piece is intended for adult collectors.
Rockin' Jelly Bean is the masked Japanese illustrator behind Erostika, the Harajuku studio and gallery he founded in the 1990s. His work joins American poster craft, lowbrow comic drawing and the pin-up tradition, and his prints are issued in small numbered editions.
Details
- Artist: Rockin' Jelly Bean
- Subject: Apollo's Song, after Osamu Tezuka
- Project: Another Side of Tezuka
- Technique: Silkscreen on paper
- Edition: 60, numbered in pencil
- Signature: Hand-signed in the lower margin
- Framed size: About 43 x 41.5 cm (16.9 x 16.3 in)
- Frame: Black frame with grey mount, Erostika label on the back
- Publisher: Erostika, Tokyo
Condition
- The sheet appears clean and bright in the photographs.
- The frame may show light marks from display.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (well kept) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
A silkscreen from the edition of sixty, in the Erostika frame whose label is shown. Hang it away from direct sunlight, heat and damp, and dust the frame with a soft dry cloth.
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The framed work is packed by hand in Japan, in its frame with corner guards, rigid boards and cushioning on every side. Shipping is quoted and agreed with you before purchase, weighing EMS, then FedEx, then air cargo, all insured and tracked. Duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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