{"product_id":"astro-boy-production-cel-with-background-atom-looking-up-before-a-forest-hand-painted-close-portrait-sheet-9925","title":"Astro Boy Production Cel With Background, Atom Looking Up Before A Forest, Hand Painted Close Portrait Sheet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Pop Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA close portrait cel of Astro Boy with its painted background: Atom looks upward, bare-shouldered, before fir trees and a pale yellow sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe boy robot is seen from the chest up, his green belt just in view, looking up and slightly to the left with wide eyes and a set mouth. Behind him, through a blue window frame, is a painted stand of dark fir trees under a pale yellow sky. A studio number 2 is written at the lower right of the sheet. There is no pencil drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA crease runs through the painted sky at the upper left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAstro Boy on Screen\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOsamu Tezuka drew Astro Boy for the page in 1952 and brought him to television in 1963, the series that set the pattern for Japanese animation. Until computers took over in the late 1990s every frame was painted by hand on clear acetate and photographed once over its background, then put aside. What survives of that labour is scattered and unrepeatable, and each sheet records a single twenty-fourth of a second of the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Astro Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-painted acetate cel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted, included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrawing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA crease runs through the painted sky at the upper left.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudio number 2 at the lower right of the sheet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hand-painted production cel with its painted background. Keep it out of damp, heat and strong light, and store it flat. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan with rigid protection and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import 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 \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-further\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFurther reading:\u003c\/strong\u003e Read our guide \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/astro-boy-osamu-tezuka-collecting-guide\"\u003eAstro Boy and Osamu Tezuka: A Collector's Guide to the Mighty Atom\u003c\/a\u003e and look up \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/lexicon\/anime-cel\"\u003eanime cel\u003c\/a\u003e in the Japonista Lexicon. \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/japanese-anime-art-merchandise-collectibles\"\u003eBrowse the anime art and collectibles\u003c\/a\u003e for related pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Pop Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular character, maker or edition? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Tezuka Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54488078090533,"sku":"JP-CL-L1250059925","price":2535.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/l1250059925-01.jpg?v=1794742879","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/fr\/products\/astro-boy-production-cel-with-background-atom-looking-up-before-a-forest-hand-painted-close-portrait-sheet-9925","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}