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

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
Museum record:: View original