Showa-era shojo

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: irises filled with black or tone with two or three white highlight shapes, eyelashes as a few thick black strokes, 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, nostalgic vintage mood like an old printed page. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult female print archive guide stands holding a plain thin rectangular case in both hands in front of her chest. One distant print archive door. Short straight hair following the jaw. A plain long-sleeved blouse, a waist-length jacket, a calf-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, coarse halftone dots like old printing, large eyes: irises filled with black or tone with two or three white highlight shapes, eyelashes as a few thick black strokes, 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, nostalgic vintage mood like an old printed page. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult male exhibition-hall equipment attendant stands holding a plain short tube in both hands in front of his waist. One distant exhibition hall door. Side-parted hair with a short nape. A plain long-sleeved shirt, a sleeveless waist-length vest, long trousers and flat low shoes. Show the complete figure from head to feet.