four chinese women gather beneath an old tree beside a stream bridge. waist-up group shot, 35mm. ivory-clad woman in left foreground seen from behind; sage-clad woman center-right turns to her with a warm smile, face sharp. pink-clad companion at right holds a bamboo sieve, framing the scene; blue-clad woman works behind. a small stone mill and beans stay along the bottom edge. bridge arch, pale wall and willow layers behind. warm dappled backlight through foliage, cool blue-gray wall bounce on faces, luminous linen, rich detailed shadows, soft highlight bloom, photoreal period cinema.