The Engishiki (codes and procedures on national rites and prayers) stipulated size standards for earthenware, such as the diameter of owan (large soup bowls) as 289mm, nakawan (medium-sized soup bowls) as 212mm, showan (small soup bowls) as 182mm, kaban (plates with a floral pattern with legs) as 167mm and hanagataenbai as 91mm. |
延喜式には、大椀(径9.5寸)・中椀(径7寸)・小椀(径6寸)・花盤(径5.5寸)・花形塩杯(径3寸)などの規格が定められていた。 |