Astro Boy Production Cel With Painted Background, Arms Raised Before The Stage Curtain, Sheet A19
Astro Boy Production Cel With Painted Background, Arms Raised Before The Stage Curtain, Sheet A19
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Condition report
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A bow before the curtain
For the collector who wants a full set up of cel, drawing and background.
Best for: Animation art and Tezuka collections
Condition notes
Light handling scratches, as is usual for production cels.
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Atom with both arms raised in triumph before a painted stage curtain, a production cel offered with its original background and drawing.
The Piece
The boy robot stands square to the viewer, fists up, his black hair points sharp against a pink and gold curtain painted on board. The cel is laid over its background as it would have been under the camera. The pencil drawing for the pose is included and shows the animator's line beneath the paint.
Marked A19 in the corner. Fine scratches from handling and the glare of the protective sleeve appear in the photographs and do not affect the paint.
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
- Sheet: A19
- Medium: Hand painted acetate cel
- Background: Painted background included
- Drawing: Included
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Light handling scratches, as is usual for production cels.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as a hand painted production cel, as described. Studio material of this kind was never issued with a certificate, and the house makes no claim beyond what the sheet and its markings 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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