Quiet ink wash

Black-and-white Japanese manga. brush lines with swelling width and dry-brush streaks, brush blacks with bled, ragged edges, narrow upturned eye shape, pointed chin, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, behind the figure plain white or one flat tone; the place shown only as distant simple shapes, quiet wistful mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult male traveler stands holding a closed plain folding fan in one hand. One distant wooden gate. Short hair. A plain long-sleeved kosode, an obi belt, long hakama trousers, tabi socks and flat sandals. A chest-up view with the face and hands visible.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. brush lines with swelling width and dry-brush streaks, brush blacks with bled, ragged edges, narrow upturned eye shape, pointed chin, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, behind the figure plain white or one flat tone; the place shown only as distant simple shapes, quiet wistful mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult female peddler stands holding a lidded basket in both hands in front of her waist. One distant riverside post. Hair tied at the back. A plain long-sleeved kosode, an obi belt, long hakama trousers, tabi socks and flat sandals. Show the complete figure from head to feet.