Ghost stories

Black-and-white Japanese manga. thin, supple brush-like lines; a pale, long oval face with long, narrow eyes; the black hair hanging straight as if wet; the darkness as damp grey flat tone rather than pure black. About seven heads tall, natural small noses and chins. Figure and background shadows are bounded flat planes, with few background lines. A quiet picture. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult man and woman gaze at a small blank envelope in an old house hallway. Ear-length hair for him and shoulder-length hair for her, plain jackets. Show faces and hands chest-up, a door frame and the distant hall.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. thin, supple brush-like lines; a pale, long oval face with long, narrow eyes; the black hair hanging straight as if wet; the darkness as damp grey flat tone rather than pure black. About seven heads tall, natural small noses and chins. Figure and background shadows are bounded flat planes, with few background lines. A quiet picture. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult woman stands on an old house veranda holding a small empty tray in one hand. Shoulder-length hair, a plain long jacket, trousers and flat shoes. Show her complete figure from head to feet, a post and garden boundary.