In 1869 Japan, a young woman escapes the confines of her arranged marriage by painting memories of her lover on mulberry paper. She secretly wraps The Painting around a ceramic Pot That's bound for Europe. In France, a d...In 1869 Japan, a young woman escapes the confines of her arranged marriage by painting memories of her lover on mulberry paper. She secretly wraps The Painting around a ceramic Pot That's bound for Europe. In France, a disenchanted young man works as a clerk at an import shop.