Oval Bowl Koban 小判 Japanese soup bowls such as you’d experience in

such as you’d experience in a fine Japanese counter restaurant

the main characteristic of this bowl is the urushi lacquer finish called Kijiro (木地呂)

And functionally

Gold/orange color is the color of real gold and natural urushi

due to discontinuation by the manufacturer

Oval Bowl Koban 小判 Japanese soup bowls such as you’d experience inThis Oval Bowl Koban () is a perfect fit for such as the most popular Japanese dish called curry with rice, which the Japanese love very much. The rice will be on one half, and the curry sauce will be on the other, so that this shape makes sense. The Koban() in Japanese refers to an ancient gold coin that is oval. So we Japanese often refer to an oval shape as a koban shape. The main characteristic of this bowl is the urushi lacquer finish called