Showa-era gekiga

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, coarse halftone dots like old printing, deeply chiseled facial structure, thick eyebrows, sturdy solid build, the place drawn with ruled lines in perspective, surfaces left white or flat tone, no surface texture, nostalgic vintage mood like an old printed page. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult man and woman gaze at a scroll without lettering inside an old house entrance. Tied hair for both, plain traditional robes. Show both complete figures from head to feet, a post and doorway.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, coarse halftone dots like old printing, deeply chiseled facial structure, thick eyebrows, sturdy solid build, the place drawn with ruled lines in perspective, surfaces left white or flat tone, no surface texture, nostalgic vintage mood like an old printed page. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult woman stands holding a small closed wooden box with both hands in an old house garden. Tied hair, plain traditional robes and sandals. Show her complete figure from head to feet, the ground and a gatepost.