Adventures of Ned, Fred and Ellis - Set of Four Humorous Ink Drawings Meiji The largest one has scalloped

The largest one has scalloped edges as well as shutters that open and close

The green painted one has a carved wooden post and base with a metal cross

I believe this one is earlier 20th c

Who are these two woman behind the shop desk

Adventures of Ned, Fred and Ellis - Set of Four Humorous Ink Drawings Meiji The largest one has scallopedFour drawings total here, shown across the first and second photos the first the largest and the other three postcard sized. Together they portray adventures of Ned and Fred and Ellis: heading to the woods with a cart full of apple tree knots (which Ned alone seems to have chopped), burying a skunk, and chauffeuring a cow while a cat runs along beside them, and then a big question mark begging the question of what came next!? Seems perhaps the work of