Un ceramista delicato e appartato vede la sua vita ordinata capovolgersi, quando una mano gigantesca in un guanto bianco invade il suo spazio, chiedendo che sia fatta una scultura di se stessa. Quando cesseranno le ostinate richieste della mano?

A man lives with his family in a small community. He is seen as a deviant, abnormal person by society.

A lonely old potter saves the life of a young woman. She is grateful to him, but does not return the love he feels for her. However she feels obligated to marry him. In time, her former boyfriend finds her and takes a job working with the potter until he can convince her to run away with him.