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Astro Boy drawings auctioned for record high

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A rare page of sketches featuring Astro Boy, the robot character created by late manga artist Osamu Tezuka, fetched a record €269,400 (¥35.1 million) for works by the artist at an auction May 5 in Paris.

Auction house Artcurial said the successful bid, which went to a Europe-based collector, was nearly five times the estimated bid price.

The six-panel page measures 35cm by 25cm and shows Astro Boy fighting an enemy. They were published in Japan around 1956 or 1957. (Kyodo)

鉄腕アトムの原画、約3500万円で落札

フランス・パリで5月5日に行なわれたオークションで、漫画家の手塚治虫さんの作品『鉄腕アトム』の原画作品が約3500万円で落札された。

The Japan Times ST: May 18, 2018