Maria is a wife who supports her husband, an unsuccessful painter. Ueda, a buyer and friend who came to visit the artist's studio, says that he is going to meet Ozawa, who is also known as the solitary painter. Ozawa's husband, who has great respect for Ozawa, is invited, and Maria decides to go along with him. Ten years ago, Ozawa used his wife as a model for a piece of work, but she ran away and he put down his painter, leaving the piece unfinished. Seeing the unfinished masterpiece, Ueda suggests that he use Maria as a model...