4 Golden Pine Bamboo Plum Blossom Lacquer Rice Miso Soup Bowls 4 Spoons Red/black This listing is for 4 Lacquer miso soup bowls and 4 Asian style deep spoons. These bowls are made in Japan with a connotation of the Japanese culture. Lacquer ware has been an Eastern Asian craft with a wide range of fine and decorative arts, dinner ware and other kind of objects for a long history. It was discovered that human being started creating lacquer ware bowls and water jars 7000 years ago. At that time, people took the sap of the lacquer tree to varnish wooden objects. In modern time, the lacquer can be used to finish plastic and other material objects. Color: Black exterior with golden pine, bamboo, and plum blossom design. Red interior. Pine and crane in Asian culture are metaphor of longevity; bamboo in Asian culture is a metaphor of peace and harmony; plum blossom in Asian culture is a metaphor of strong in face of difficulties. They are artful and collectable. They can also be used for serving rice, miso soup or other soup. Bowl size: about 4.5" diameter, and about 2.75" tall. Thin and light weight are the features of top lacquer ware. These bowls are very thin meaning they are top lacquer ware. These lacquer bowls are much easier to clean and maintain than the wood ones. PBA free. Top Dishwasher safe. NOT microwavable. The flowers in the listing picture is NOT included.