Seller:imatr-41✉️(278)100%,
Location:North Lakes, Queensland, AU,
Ships to: AU,
Item:285753761519Vintage 6-pc Chinese Rice Grain Dragon Soup bowls/Spoons 15 cm Chopsticks. Vintage 6-pc Chinese Rice Grain Dragon Soup bowls/Spoons 15 cm with Chopsticks Excellent Condition, no chips, no cracks The set consists of: 3 x Soup Bowls, D = 15.5 cm, H = 5.75 cm 3 x Soup Spoons 3 x pairs chopsticks You can't tell in the picture, but the rice design (the circle patterns around the bowl) are translucent. This is a very old method of decorating plates and other fine dishes in China, where apparently rice grains are inserted into the wet clay prior to firing and then are disintegrated by the high heat of the kiln, leaving small rice-y shaped holes behind. These are then glazed in along with the rest of the piece, and leave translucent holes in the bowl itself, which is very lovely when seen with the light shining through. Rice porcelain is considered lucky in Chinese culture. One bowl has a tiny chip in the outer edge which does not affect the use, this has been factored in the price. Pick up at North Lakes 4509 I can combine postage with discount if you order more than 1 item from my listing