Two Japanese women, one elderly (Tomi) and one younger (Noriko), in a rather dark room with a bright square of light coming through a small window. They both wear light-coloured yukata, Tomi's in a conservative pattern of small blossoms, Noriko's in a bold pattern of large dark thistle-like flowers. Noriko s rubbing Tomi's shoulder and smiling faintly.

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   Wim ? (wim_v12e@octodon.social)'s status on Monday, 02-Jan-2023 03:28:34 JST Wim ?

   This #drawing is based on a still of a scene from the #Japanese movie Tokyo Story, made by Yasujirō Ozu in 1953.

   This is one of my favourite scenes in that movie, where the mother, Tomi, bonds with her widowed daughter-in-law, Noriko. The scene is when they're about to go to sleep.

   As usual, I used rough paper (Fabriano Artistico, 300 gsm, NOT), about 50 cm x 70 cm. I set up the drawing in ordinary pencil and worked it in Conté pencil (from HB to 3B). I don't sharpen the Conté pencils to a point. I also used kneaded putty and a piece of soft rag for blending.