Soba cup

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Soba cup by artist Bernard Leach is a small, white ceramic cup with a wide mouth and a narrow base. The cup features a design painted in dark brown or black, depicting leaves and stems. The design appears to be abstract and organic. A horizontal line runs around the lower portion of the cup. The background of the image is light gray. A shadow falls on the surface to the left and right of the cup.