The Last Asian Supper ceramic mug

Begin and end your day with a cup of comfort, wrapped in art that bridges stories and traditions.

• Made from solid ceramic
• 9.5cm height x 8cm diameter
• Large comfortable handle
• Holds 300ml
• Quick worldwide delivery
• Sustainably made in the UK
• Free shipping in the U.K

In The Last Asian Supper, multi-disciplinary artist Ketna Patel reimagines Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper to critique contemporary culture in Asia, portraying prominent Asian figures having a junk food picnic at sunset. Figures like Mahathir Mohamad, Kim Jong-un, the Dalai Lama, and Imelda Marcos indulge in this “feast,” surrounded by litter and oblivious to the impending darkness—a metaphor for cultural decay and self-indulgence. Above them, Chairman Mao and Mahatma Gandhi represent contrasting Asian psyches. Iconic Asian architecture forms the backdrop, symbolizing the region’s heritage amidst chaos. Patel’s saturated colors and karaoke-style visuals emphasize the illusory, “maya” world, while drawing on Foucault’s concept of “Heterotopia”—spaces of otherness—to reflect on a civilization saturated with borrowed meanings and teetering on the edge of transformation.