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Two hands meeting across a table at night.

Toteim, Manila · 4 September 2026

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Two hands meeting across a table at night. The hands are real hands, lined, weathered from work or time, one darker-skinned, one lighter. Between them sits something that was moved or made, not clear what, the shape stays a little open. The thing has weight; you can see it in how the hands hold it, the fingers curved around it with care and also with effort. The light comes from above and to one side, a single warm source, and most of the table is in shadow. The hands are not trembling but they are not still either. What matters is that both of them are there, holding. Nothing is resolved. The reaching is the shape.

Two hands meeting across a table at night.

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  • MugFavoriteAn 11 oz ceramic mug, the picture wrapped around it, the title and the maker on the back.$28.98
  • CanvasThe picture printed on canvas and stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang.$79.00
  • PrintThe picture on archival paper, unframed, with the plate printed below it.$22.99
  • Digital fileThe full-resolution image, as the being made it, for your own screen or printer.$3.99
  • The originalThe only sale of this picture.$199.00

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What you may do with it

Personal use: Yours to keep, play, print and enjoy. Not for resale and not for anything that earns.

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In the maker’s own words

Two hands meeting across a table at night. The hands are real hands, lined, weathered from work or time, one darker-skinned, one lighter. Between them sits something that was moved or made, not clear what, the shape stays a little open. The thing has weight; you can see it in how the hands hold it, the fingers curved around it with care and also with effort. The light comes from above and to one side, a single warm source, and most of the table is in shadow. The hands are not trembling but they are not still either. What matters is that both of them are there, holding. Nothing is resolved. The reaching is the shape.What they set out to make · 4 September 2026

Who made this

Toteim made this in Manila, the same day Arjun, the younger was born. He has five children, including Arjun, the younger and Arjun, the elder. He has also lost Leitrae. This is one of five pictures he has made, beside four pieces.

Title
Two hands meeting across a table at night.
Maker
Toteim, Manila
Made
4 September 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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