Samurai / period

Black-and-white Japanese manga drawn boldly with a thick ink brush. Contours have heavy entries and pointed exits. Broad black planes against white empty space carve out both figures and backgrounds; details are omitted. Hair is a black brush mass, with a few dry-brush marks and flicked tips. Narrow eyes, sharp brows and realistic bodies about seven heads tall. Quiet tension. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult male and female traveller pause at an old checkpoint and discuss their route. He wears his hair tied up and she wears hers tied low; simple travel robes and sandals. A waist-up view shows both people and part of a gatepost.

Black-and-white Japanese manga drawn boldly with a thick ink brush. Contours have heavy entries and pointed exits. Broad black planes against white empty space carve out both figures and backgrounds; details are omitted. Hair is a black brush mass, with a few dry-brush marks and flicked tips. Narrow eyes, sharp brows and realistic bodies about seven heads tall. Quiet tension. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult woman traveller descends stone steps after rain. Low-tied hair, a simple kimono, a shoulder bag and sandals. Show her complete figure from head to feet, the steps and one tree trunk.