Picture-book simplicity

Black-and-white Japanese manga. thin, grainy pencil-like lines, a few flat halftone screentones in key areas, big round eyes, round face shape, short proportions, 4 to 5 heads tall, behind the figure plain white or one flat tone; the place shown only as distant simple shapes, soft warm mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult woman stands holding a plain closed envelope in her right hand in front of her chest, with her left hand free. One distant sliding door of a wooden house. Early Showa-era clothing. Hair tied low in one bun. A plain kimono, an obi sash, tabi socks and zori sandals. Show the complete figure from head to feet.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. thin, grainy pencil-like lines, a few flat halftone screentones in key areas, big round eyes, round face shape, short proportions, 4 to 5 heads tall, behind the figure plain white or one flat tone; the place shown only as distant simple shapes, soft warm mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult man stands holding a small plain cloth-wrapped parcel in his right hand beside his waist, with his left hand free. One distant wooden gate. Early Showa-era clothing. Short hair. A plain kimono, an obi sash, tabi socks and zori sandals. Show the complete figure from head to feet.