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THE CUP EXHIBITION

Rhine Gallery

We believe every cup of coffee deserves to be treated with care. That care belongs not only in the beans, extraction and temperature, but also on the cup in your hand. Each cup is paired with a work from the current Rhine Gallery selection, so even the same coffee may leave with a different view. It gives your own cup more character and makes coffee for a friend feel like a small gift chosen with care.

01An artwork for the journey

FOUNDING PROOFS · 000001—000006

Founding concept proof

These launch proofs demonstrate the system and visual range. They have not been issued to customers; fulfilled works will be marked as issued archives.

478 works

Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen artwork depicting swallows and curved wind bands forming a flowing katazome rhythm. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000289Print Lab

Swallows Turn the Wind

Visual medium
Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen
Technique
Katazome

“Swallows Turn the Wind” uses hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen to preserve swallows and curved wind bands forming a flowing katazome rhythm. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen artwork depicting daikon radishes, leaves and small lantern shapes forming a lively katazome market pattern. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000290Print Lab

Radish Night Market

Visual medium
Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen
Technique
Katazome

“Radish Night Market” uses hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen to preserve daikon radishes, leaves and small lantern shapes forming a lively katazome market pattern. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen artwork depicting three catfish moving through rain patterns and water plants in a folk katazome composition. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000291Print Lab

Catfish Rain Dance

Visual medium
Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen
Technique
Katazome

“Catfish Rain Dance” uses hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen to preserve three catfish moving through rain patterns and water plants in a folk katazome composition. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen artwork depicting a small bus climbing a steep road into layered cloud motifs in katazome. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000292Print Lab

Mountain Bus Climbs into Clouds

Visual medium
Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen
Technique
Katazome

“Mountain Bus Climbs into Clouds” uses hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen to preserve a small bus climbing a steep road into layered cloud motifs in katazome. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen artwork depicting a tree full of pomelos and a ladder forming a warm folk-art composition. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000293Print Lab

Pomelo Family Tree

Visual medium
Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen
Technique
Katazome

“Pomelo Family Tree” uses hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen to preserve a tree full of pomelos and a ladder forming a warm folk-art composition. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen artwork depicting five umbrellas moving like walkers across rice fields and channels in katazome. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000294Print Lab

Umbrellas Cross the Field

Visual medium
Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen
Technique
Katazome

“Umbrellas Cross the Field” uses hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen to preserve five umbrellas moving like walkers across rice fields and channels in katazome. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen artwork depicting an octopus using eight arms to sort towels and clothing in a humorous katazome scene. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000295Print Lab

Octopus Folds the Laundry

Visual medium
Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen
Technique
Katazome

“Octopus Folds the Laundry” uses hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen to preserve an octopus using eight arms to sort towels and clothing in a humorous katazome scene. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen artwork depicting a crescent moon, bamboo joints and stairs forming a quiet night katazome. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000296Print Lab

Moon Stairs in Bamboo

Visual medium
Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen
Technique
Katazome

“Moon Stairs in Bamboo” uses hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen to preserve a crescent moon, bamboo joints and stairs forming a quiet night katazome. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen artwork depicting koi carrying maple leaves through wave patterns on dark katazome cloth. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000297Print Lab

Koi Carry Autumn

Visual medium
Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen
Technique
Katazome

“Koi Carry Autumn” uses hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen to preserve koi carrying maple leaves through wave patterns on dark katazome cloth. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen artwork depicting a parked bicycle, morning glories and sun motifs composing a fresh katazome textile. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000298Print Lab

Morning Bicycle Garden

Visual medium
Hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen
Technique
Katazome

“Morning Bicycle Garden” uses hand-cut katazome / resist-dyed linen to preserve a parked bicycle, morning glories and sun motifs composing a fresh katazome textile. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate artwork depicting a red chair in a rain-wet courtyard rendered through residual ink and wiped marks. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000299Painterly Stories

Red Chair After Rain

Visual medium
One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate
Technique
Monotype

“Red Chair After Rain” uses one-of-one monotype / inked glass plate to preserve a red chair in a rain-wet courtyard rendered through residual ink and wiped marks. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate artwork depicting five figures waiting for the last ferry formed by blurred impressions and lifted white space. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000300Painterly Stories

Figures at the Last Ferry

Visual medium
One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate
Technique
Monotype

“Figures at the Last Ferry” uses one-of-one monotype / inked glass plate to preserve five figures waiting for the last ferry formed by blurred impressions and lifted white space. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate artwork depicting a green pear and windblown red curtain creating bold monotype color fields. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000301Painterly Stories

Pear and Red Curtain

Visual medium
One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate
Technique
Monotype

“Pear and Red Curtain” uses one-of-one monotype / inked glass plate to preserve a green pear and windblown red curtain creating bold monotype color fields. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate artwork depicting streetlight reflections stretched through roller ink into flowing bands on a night river. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000302Painterly Stories

The River Carries Streetlights

Visual medium
One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate
Technique
Monotype

“The River Carries Streetlights” uses one-of-one monotype / inked glass plate to preserve streetlight reflections stretched through roller ink into flowing bands on a night river. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate artwork depicting a woman carrying a small orange tree across an open road in monotype. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000303Painterly Stories

Woman Carrying an Orange Tree

Visual medium
One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate
Technique
Monotype

“Woman Carrying an Orange Tree” uses one-of-one monotype / inked glass plate to preserve a woman carrying a small orange tree across an open road in monotype. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate artwork depicting a blue dog crossing a broad yellow field with wiped-ink marks suggesting motion. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000304Painterly Stories

Blue Dog, Yellow Field

Visual medium
One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate
Technique
Monotype

“Blue Dog, Yellow Field” uses one-of-one monotype / inked glass plate to preserve a blue dog crossing a broad yellow field with wiped-ink marks suggesting motion. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate artwork depicting blue residual ink like wave marks rising along an interior staircase. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000305Painterly Stories

Stairs Remember the Sea

Visual medium
One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate
Technique
Monotype

“Stairs Remember the Sea” uses one-of-one monotype / inked glass plate to preserve blue residual ink like wave marks rising along an interior staircase. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate artwork depicting three differently colored umbrellas sharing one large blurred shadow in sunlight. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000306Painterly Stories

Three Umbrellas, One Shadow

Visual medium
One-of-one monotype / inked glass plate
Technique
Monotype

“Three Umbrellas, One Shadow” uses one-of-one monotype / inked glass plate to preserve three differently colored umbrellas sharing one large blurred shadow in sunlight. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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ONE FULL-SIZE EDITION

When a work stays with you,collect the full piece

Each artwork is offered as a single full-size physical edition. Once collected, it is marked as privately held: no new physical editions are produced, and the image leaves future cup-sticker rotations.

How collecting works

FROM ARCHIVE TO CUP

How an artwork reaches the cup

  1. 01

    New work enters the collection

    The work is not limited to coffee and is never tied to a particular drink. A city, shoreline, summer afternoon, dream or odd thought may become the next piece.

  2. 02

    Rhine curates the current rotation

    Rhine arranges each rotation by season, visual balance and the available collection, allowing photography, print, painting and collage to take turns on the cup.

  3. 03

    Prepared for print and the cup

    Each work is checked again for composition, color and detail at sticker size, then given an artwork ID so the small print retains clarity and texture.

  4. 04

    The artwork travels with coffee

    At service, the cup is paired with a work from the current rotation. Its story remains online after the coffee is gone. Cup art depends on current curation and production availability; the artwork received may vary.

PRIVACY BY DEFAULT

The artwork has an ID; your order is not on display

The gallery keeps only the artwork ID, date, style, medium and creative note. It does not publicly connect a work with a particular customer, drink or order.

THE CUP EXHIBITION

Today, your cup brings you an artwork

Every cup deserves to be treated with care—from extraction and temperature to the artwork on the cup. For yourself, it gives an everyday coffee more character; for a friend, it feels like a small gift chosen beyond the drink itself. Artwork follows the current rotation and production availability, so the piece received may vary.

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