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Twenty-odd small line drawings of an istikana tea glass, its saucer and spoon, seen from above, below and side on and in every state from full to empty, in black on a grid. One large glass of tea in a fluorescent orange halftone stands behind them, in the slightly offset two-colour manner of a risograph print.
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Tea Glass Study

No. 1 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeTwenty-odd small line drawings of an istikana tea glass, its saucer and spoon, seen from above, below and side on and in every state from full to empty, in black on a grid. One large glass of tea in a fluorescent orange halftone stands behind them, in the slightly offset two-colour manner of a risograph print.

What it meansThe istikana is the slim-waisted tea glass used across Iraq, Turkey, Iran and the Gulf, where strong black tea is served in it on a small saucer through the day as an everyday sign of welcome.

Where it worksAbove a hall table, in a kitchen or along a dining wall, where a print with plenty to look at rewards a closer look.

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A very large Moroccan teapot in teal halftone fills the sheet and runs off its edges, while a small block of black line studies of the same pot, its lid and its glasses sits in the top corner.Moroccan TeapotNo. 4
A calm grid of the same tall rosewater sprinkler repeated in black line on a pale blue sheet, its body or its stopper picked out in fluorescent pink in a slow rhythm.Rosewater SprinklerNo. 5
Hanging lanterns with six and eight glazed sides, lit and unlit, drawn in black on a chequerboard of cobalt blue and pale paper, the blue cells printed around the lanterns so that they show as clear paper.Lantern GridNo. 6
A single square incense burner on a stepped base, drawn in black with its bowl printed in solid orange and its body shaded in an orange halftone, alone in a fine frame on a grey sheet.Incense BurnerNo. 7
A string of thirty-three prayer beads hangs large in a green halftone, with a row of small black drawings of the same beads lying, hanging and turned beneath it.Prayer BeadsNo. 8
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