The image depicts a Japanese teapot floating disconnected in midair. On the left, the teacups of the set are arranged in a careless stack within an ovular white dish partially filled with broken glass and topped off with water. Water trickles through the cups, into the pool of glass and water, and returns without input from the teapot. The effect is austere, enlivened only by the glazed lattice design on the pot and cups and by the sound of water.