Astro Boy Production Cel With Background, Atom Looking Up Before A Forest, Hand Painted Close Portrait Sheet
Astro Boy Production Cel With Background, Atom Looking Up Before A Forest, Hand Painted Close Portrait Sheet
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The face collectors ask for
For the collector who wants Atom himself, large and looking straight out.
Best for: Animation art and Tezuka collections
Condition notes
A crease runs through the painted sky at the upper left. Studio number 2 at the lower right of the sheet.
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A close portrait cel of Astro Boy with its painted background: Atom looks upward, bare-shouldered, before fir trees and a pale yellow sky.
The Piece
The 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.
A crease runs through the painted sky at the upper left.
Astro Boy on Screen
Osamu 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.
Details
- Series: Astro Boy
- Character: Atom
- Medium: Hand-painted acetate cel
- Background: Painted, included
- Drawing: Not included
Condition
- A crease runs through the painted sky at the upper left.
- Studio number 2 at the lower right of the sheet.
Condition grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
A 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.
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.
Further reading: Read our guide Astro Boy and Osamu Tezuka: A Collector's Guide to the Mighty Atom and look up anime cel in the Japonista Lexicon. Browse the anime art and collectibles for related pieces.
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