Original gouache on board. Image 13 x 9 1/2 in. Matted but unframed (not examined out of mat, overall dimensions 19 x 15 3/4 in.). Provenance: Forrest J. Ackerman (1916-2008), American science fiction editor and publisher; acquired by the present owner directly from Ackerman.

This original artwork was presented to Forrest J. Ackerman by the Uchujin Science Fiction Club, which beginning in 1957 published what would become Japan's longest-lasting science fiction fanzine. Well-known contributors to the fanzine include Sakyo Kamitsu, Shinjo Kajio, and Baku Yumemakura. This artwork was used in a poster for the 1977 Tokyo CosmiCon. Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity dated 8 March 2004 SIGNED BY FORREST J. ACKERMAN.