Rough, raw power

Black-and-white Japanese manga. loose sketchy contour lines with only a few overlapping strokes left in, large solid black areas with strong black-and-white contrast, deeply chiseled facial structure, thick eyebrows, sturdy solid build, behind the figure plain white with hand-ruled focus lines or speed lines; the place only as distant flat shapes, fiery intense mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult man and woman read an unfolded scroll without lettering in an old study. Tied hair for both, plain traditional robes. Show both complete figures from head to feet, a desk and window frame.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. loose sketchy contour lines with only a few overlapping strokes left in, large solid black areas with strong black-and-white contrast, deeply chiseled facial structure, thick eyebrows, sturdy solid build, behind the figure plain white with hand-ruled focus lines or speed lines; the place only as distant flat shapes, fiery intense mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult woman stands holding a small book without lettering on an old house veranda. Tied hair, plain traditional robes and sandals. Show her complete figure from head to feet, a post and ground.