Champignons in blauw bakje (Mushrooms in a Blue Punnet)

White button mushrooms heaped in a blue plastic punnet, a few tumbled out in front and doubled in the shiny surface. Wiedijk gives the cheap ribbed container and its pale fungus the care the old masters spent on porcelain, the dense blue setting off the soft greys and creams of the caps. The everyday kitchen raised to a small ceremony.