Showa-era horror

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, coarse halftone dots like old printing, large eyes with big white highlights, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, the place drawn with ruled lines in perspective, surfaces left white or flat tone, no surface texture, dark ominous mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult man and woman discuss a small wooden box without lettering on a village lane in daylight. Short hair and a short bob, plain casual clothes. Show both complete figures from head to feet, the lane and a house wall edge.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, coarse halftone dots like old printing, large eyes with big white highlights, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, the place drawn with ruled lines in perspective, surfaces left white or flat tone, no surface texture, dark ominous mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult woman holds a small empty basket in one hand outside a house gate in daylight. A short bob, plain top, long skirt and flat shoes. Show her complete figure from head to feet, a gatepost and ground.