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Ceramic Plates and Bowls: Sizes, Capacities and What Each Is For

Our ceramic plates run from about 15 to 27 cm and our bowls hold 250 to 1,350 ml. Here is which size does which job.

Mist Black ceramic plates and bowls on a dark wood table, seen from above

WENSHUO ceramic plates run from about 15 cm to 27 cm across, and our bowls hold from 250 ml to 1,350 ml. Many pieces come in two or three sizes, so the useful question is not which plate is best, but which size does which job. This guide matches each size to a meal.

Quick guide: sizes and what they are for

Piece	Sizes in the collection	Good for	Examples
Dinner plate	21.7–27 cm (8.5–10.6 in)	A main meal for one	Lumo Dinner Plate (21.7 cm) · Daisy Dinner Plate Series (22.8 and 27 cm) · Twilight Plate Series (26.5 cm)
Side and dessert plate	15.8–20.3 cm (6.2–8 in)	Toast, pastries, fruit, a shared side dish	Sandflow Petite Round Plate (15.8 cm) · Daisy Dinner Plate Series (17 cm) · Petals Flower Plate Series (19.8 cm)
Deep plate	150–750 ml	Pasta, salad, food with sauce or broth	Widerim Deep Plate (150 ml) · Glaye Arc Deep Plate (400 ml) · Swan Ceramic Soup Plate (450 ml) · Linear Wide-Rim Loop Oval Plate (750 ml)
Rice bowl	11–13 cm across, 250–400 ml	Rice, porridge, a small soup	Linea Rice Bowl (250 ml) · Runden Rice Bowl (300 ml) · Mochi Round Rice Bowl (375 ml) · Flared Rice Bowl (400 ml)
Soup and noodle bowl	500–1,350 ml	Soup at around 500 ml; ramen and noodle soup from 850 ml	Daisy Bowl 5.5” (500 ml) · Striped Ramen Bowl (850 ml) · Glaye Arc Ramen Bowl (1,350 ml)
Serving bowl	650–1,200 ml	Salad, noodles or a stew to share	Plum Blossom Stripe Bowl (650 ml) · Shiro Rice Hat Bowl (1,000 ml) · Pumpkin Double-Handle Bowl (1,200 ml)
Dessert bowl and sauce dish	80–325 ml	Dipping sauce, yogurt, dessert	Fuko Ear-Handled Sauce Dish (80 ml) · Fuko Conical Sauce Dish (140 ml) · Footed Shallow Bowl (325 ml)

Plates: dinner, side or deep

Dinner plates (21–27 cm) hold a full meal. Around 22–23 cm suits everyday portions and smaller tables; 26–27 cm leaves room for a main and its sides on one plate.
Side plates (15–20 cm) are for bread, dessert and fruit, and work as the main plate for a light breakfast.
Deep plates sit between a plate and a bowl. The raised edge holds pasta sauce, dressing or a little broth, so we list them by capacity as well as width.
Height matters for storage. Our dinner plates range from 1.9 cm tall (Lumo) to 4.1 cm (Linear). Flatter plates take less room in a stack.

Petals Flower Plate Series in Nacre White and Mist Black, three scalloped plates on a wooden surface — Petals Flower Plate Series, in 19.8 cm and 25.7 cm.

White scalloped Daisy plates with pasta, bread and apples on a stone table — Daisy plates set for an everyday meal.

Bowls: choose by capacity

Rice bowls, 250–400 ml. 250–300 ml is a single portion of rice. At 375–400 ml the same bowl also works for porridge or a small soup.
Soup bowls, around 500 ml. Enough for a bowl of soup on its own.
Noodle bowls, 850 ml and up. Ramen with toppings needs room for broth and noodles; the Glaye Arc Ramen Bowl is our largest at 1,350 ml.
Serving bowls, 650–1,200 ml. For salad, noodles or a stew placed in the middle of the table.

Goblet Tall Bowl Series, one black and two white footed bowls in different sizes — One shape, three sizes: Goblet Tall Bowl Series, 300 ml, 550 ml and 1,000 ml.

White Striped Ramen Bowl with noodle soup and lime slices on a checked tablecloth — Striped Ramen Bowl, 850 ml, set for a noodle dinner.

A starting set for one or two

For each person: one dinner plate, one side plate, one deep plate, one rice bowl and one soup or noodle bowl. Add one serving bowl for the table. Our pieces are sold individually, so you can begin with the sizes you use most and add others later.

Serving pieces

For fruit and sweets, a raised plate keeps food in view: the Taki Pedestal Plate is 15 cm across and 8.5 cm tall. For a larger spread, the Blooming Petal Salad Plate measures 34 × 27.4 cm, platter size despite its name.

Taki Pedestal Plate in cream glaze holding green grapes — Taki Pedestal Plate, 15 cm.

Glazes and finishes

Mist Black and Nacre White run across the Daisy, Petals, Twilight, Lumo, Goblet Tall Bowl, Striped Ramen Bowl and Mochi pieces, so black and white can be mixed in one setting.
Cream glazes include the Crème Color pieces, such as the Swan, Lotus, Runden and Linear designs, and the Sandflow series, which carries soft sand-colored variation.
Pearl White and Ebony Black are the two colors of the Glaye pieces.
Kiln-varied glaze in Caramel Brown and Oatmeal is used on the Peach Blossom, Plum Blossom, Pumpkin, Wide Round, Flared, Footed Shallow, Dodecagonal and Begonia pieces. The glaze reacts in the kiln, so color and markings vary from piece to piece.

Care

Our ceramic plates and bowls are dishwasher safe. When loading, keep pieces from knocking against each other to protect rims and glaze, and stack plates of the same size together in the cupboard.

Frequently asked questions

What size is a dinner plate?

Our dinner plates are 21.7 to 27 cm across. Around 22–23 cm suits everyday portions; 26–27 cm gives room for a main and sides on one plate.

What size bowl do I need for ramen?

Look for 850 ml or more. The Striped Ramen Bowl holds 850 ml and the Glaye Arc Ramen Bowl holds 1,350 ml.

How much does a rice bowl hold?

Our rice bowls hold 250 to 400 ml. The smaller sizes suit a single portion of rice; the larger ones also work for porridge or soup.

Are WENSHUO ceramics dishwasher safe?

Yes. Our ceramic plates and bowls are dishwasher safe.

Why does my bowl look slightly different from the photo?

Pieces with a kiln-varied glaze change color and markings in the kiln, so no two are exactly alike. Product pages for these designs note that natural variation may occur.