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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

Gouache still life of a pale-violet linen curtain, wooden table and celadon vase in afternoon window light Founding concept proof

RC-000038Painterly Stories

Four O’Clock at the Window

Visual medium
Opaque gouache / dry brush on cotton paper

At four in the afternoon, the window shadow crosses a violet linen curtain and settles between the wooden table and a small vase. The light does not make the room grand; it simply reveals leaves, cloth and a stretch of uninterrupted time.

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Analog film photograph of two pale-violet soda glasses and a white napkin on a sunny windowsill Founding concept proof

RC-000039Objects & Photography

A Violet Soda Day

Visual medium
35mm film / natural backlight photography

Two pale-violet glasses sit by the window, where bubbles, condensation and slight film drift give the same light two different expressions. Nothing special needs celebrating; a clear afternoon is reason enough to open a soda.

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Fabric and torn-paper collage of pale-lavender linens drying beneath a blue sky Founding concept proof

RC-000040Paper & Collage

Lavender Linen

Visual medium
Woven fabric / hand-torn dimensional collage

Sheets, towels and a small checked cloth dry above the rooftops, each taking a different curve in the breeze. Frayed cuts and loose threads preserve the evidence of hands in everyday life.

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Minimal monotype of interlocking tide pools in misty lilac, pale blue and gray green Founding concept proof

RC-000041Print Lab

The Lilac Tide

Visual medium
Monotype / rubbed pigment

After low tide, narrow channels divide the rock into slowly connected forms beneath one faint sun. The lilac gray is not night, but coastal color held for a moment inside sea mist.

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Three-color screenprint of a shopkeeper arranging flowers and fruit beneath a pale-lilac awning Founding concept proof

RC-000042Print Lab

The Lilac Awning

Visual medium
Three-color screenprint / uncoated paper

Soon after opening, the shopkeeper arranges fruit and flowers beneath a pale-lilac awning. Slightly misregistered inks give crates, leaf shadows and the bending figure a hand-printed rhythm worth keeping.

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Four-color screenprint of a seaside bus terminus, bicycle and tall grass beneath a huge summer cloud Founding concept proof

RC-000043Print Lab

Midsummer Terminus

Visual medium
Four-color screenprint / uncoated paper

No one waits at the final stop; only a bicycle leans against the shelter while tall grass bends with the wind. Cumulus clouds fill the sky, slowing the whole afternoon beneath the sun.

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Gouache painting of a white shirt, striped cloth and balcony plants lifting in the wind before a summer storm Founding concept proof

RC-000044Painterly Stories

Before the Summer Storm

Visual medium
Matte gouache / rough graphite

Rain is already falling in the distance while a shirt and striped cloth lift in the warm balcony wind. Basil darkens, metal gathers moisture, and everything seems to inhale before the first drop arrives.

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Film photograph of watermelon and melting ice in a chipped pale-blue enamel basin on an old veranda Founding concept proof

RC-000045Objects & Photography

Watermelon on Ice

Visual medium
Medium-format film / natural-light photography

Watermelon cools with melting ice in a chipped enamel basin on old tile. The slices need not match; when everyone returns to the veranda, the basin will naturally become a circle of reaching hands.

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Hand-cut washi collage of summer lanterns, round fans, pinwheels and strolling silhouettes Founding concept proof

RC-000046Paper & Collage

Lantern Evening Breeze

Visual medium
Hand-cut washi / translucent-paper collage

Paper lanterns light the lane while fans and pinwheels partly obscure the view. The crowd needs no sharp detail; layered fibers, warm light and slowly moving silhouettes are enough to make the summer evening audible.

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Transparent watercolor of lotus leaves, a pink bud, blue dragonfly and rain rings on a pond Founding concept proof

RC-000047Painterly Stories

Lotus Breeze After Rain

Visual medium
Transparent watercolor / mineral pigment and ink

After a brief shower, water still clings to lotus leaves and the pond receives the last drops in widening rings. A blue dragonfly crosses the open space, giving direction to the newly washed air.

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Backlit film snapshot of a garden sprinkler, water droplets, wet grass and worn canvas sandals Founding concept proof

RC-000048Objects & Photography

The Afternoon Sprinkler

Visual medium
35mm film / backlit snapshot

A sprinkler turns across sun-dried grass while two canvas sandals are left at the edge of the frame. No one appears, yet water crossing the evening light seems to preserve the laughter from moments before.

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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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