Austere stipple

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, stippling only in the shadow areas, realistic facial structure, shading done with solid black and flat tone rather than painterly rendering, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, the place drawn in detail with ruled lines in perspective, shadows as solid black and flat tone, the figure kept clear against it, quiet wistful 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 faces and hands chest-up, a desk and window frame.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, stippling only in the shadow areas, realistic facial structure, shading done with solid black and flat tone rather than painterly rendering, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, the place drawn in detail with ruled lines in perspective, shadows as solid black and flat tone, the figure kept clear against it, quiet wistful 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.