Period romance

Black-and-white Japanese manga. period-romance josei style drawn entirely with an ink brush: outlines that swell and thin like calligraphy, ending in sharp tapered tips; a long oval face with long, narrow eyes and small lips; a traditional wave or hemp-leaf pattern screentone filling the background. Hair is black brush masses; figure shadows are broad black planes too. Long necks and slender bodies about seven heads tall. A quiet contrast of white planes and traditional patterns. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult male and female traveller discuss a blank letter on the veranda of an old inn. He wears his hair tied up and she wears hers tied low; simple robes. Show faces and hands chest-up, with a post edge.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. period-romance josei style drawn entirely with an ink brush: outlines that swell and thin like calligraphy, ending in sharp tapered tips; a long oval face with long, narrow eyes and small lips; a traditional wave or hemp-leaf pattern screentone filling the background. Hair is black brush masses; figure shadows are broad black planes too. Long necks and slender bodies about seven heads tall. A quiet contrast of white planes and traditional patterns. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult woman traveller takes one step across stones in an inn garden. Low-tied hair, a simple kimono, shoulder bag and sandals. Show her complete figure from head to feet and the veranda edge.