Decadent and aesthetic

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, large solid black areas with strong black-and-white contrast, long narrow eyes, refined slender face, tall slender proportions, 8 or more heads tall, the place drawn simply, with one sheet of flower-and-sparkle pattern screentone pasted behind the figure; the flowers are part of the tone pattern, not drawn one by one, dark ominous mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult female palace archivist stands holding a plain closed ledger in both hands in front of her chest. One distant palace archive door. Shoulder-length hair. A plain long-sleeved blouse, a waist sash, an ankle-length skirt and flat low shoes. Show the complete figure from head to feet.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, large solid black areas with strong black-and-white contrast, long narrow eyes, refined slender face, tall slender proportions, 8 or more heads tall, the place drawn simply, with one sheet of flower-and-sparkle pattern screentone pasted behind the figure; the flowers are part of the tone pattern, not drawn one by one, dark ominous mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult male palace storekeeper stands holding a plain lidded wooden box in both hands in front of his waist. One distant palace storeroom door. Short hair. A plain long-sleeved shirt, a sleeveless waist-length vest, long trousers and flat low shoes. Show the complete figure from head to feet.