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Set of Five Soba Cups (Soba choko) with Interlinked Circles (Shippō)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Five white ceramic cups with black designs. The cups have a wide mouth that tapers down to a narrow base. Four cups have a design of interlinked circles. One cup is upside down, showing a small mark in the center of the bottom. Cups are arranged in a line on a dark gray surface. Background is a darker shade of gray. The design on the cups consists of overlapping black circles.

Artwork Details

Date
second half 18th century
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 413 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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