Astro Boy Fourth Dimension Giclee Print After Osamu Tezuka, Edition Of 500, Framed, Studio Approval Seal
Astro Boy Fourth Dimension Giclee Print After Osamu Tezuka, Edition Of 500, Framed, Studio Approval Seal
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| Figure | cm | in |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 48.0 cm | 18.9 in |
| Height | 57.5 cm | 22.6 in |
| Image width | 25.0 cm | 9.8 in |
| Image height | 33.0 cm | 13.0 in |
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Condition report
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The machine inside the boy
For the collector who loves Tezuka's engineering drawings as much as his stories.
Best for: Pop art and Tezuka collections
Condition notes
Light marks to the frame. Please judge the sheet from the photographs.
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A framed giclee after Tezuka's cover art for The Boy from the Fourth Dimension, from an edition of 500 with the approval seal of Tezuka Productions.
The Piece
Atom is shown in cutaway: half his face and chest opened to reveal dials, pistons and wiring, while a human hand reaches down to adjust him, all against a field of orange red. It is among the best known images of the character as a machine. The sheet is numbered in the margin and float mounted in a silver frame under a double mat.
The image measures 33 by 25 cm and the frame 57.5 by 48 cm. A gallery label from Art Vivant is fixed to the back.
Astro Boy as Fine Art
Osamu Tezuka created Astro Boy in 1952, and the boy robot became the first Japanese character to be known across the world when the television series crossed to the United States in 1963. Artists on both sides of the Pacific have treated him ever since as a shared emblem of the post war imagination, and editioned prints of the character now sit in a market of their own, between animation art and contemporary printmaking.
Details
- Title: The Boy from the Fourth Dimension
- Medium: Giclee reproduction
- Edition: 500, numbered
- Image: 33 x 25 cm (13 x 9.8 in)
- Frame: 57.5 x 48 cm (22.6 x 18.9 in)
- Marks: Tezuka Productions seal; gallery label
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Light marks to the frame.
- Please judge the sheet from the photographs.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (very good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Edition, signature and maker are as the sheet show. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
Packed 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 published policy.
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