Bowls can be traced back to the clay pottery bowls of the Neolithic Age. Their shape is not much different from today's, that is, the mouth is large and the bottom is small, the mouth of the bowl is wide and the bottom of the bowl is narrow. There is a bowl foot at the bottom, the height is generally half the diameter of the mouth rim, and it is mostly round and rarely square. What keeps changing are the materials, craftsmanship and decoration methods. The general purpose is to hold food.

As a necessary daily eating utensil for people, the origin of the bowl can be traced back to the clay pottery bowls of the Neolithic Age. Its shape is not much different from today's, that is, the mouth is large and the bottom is small, the mouth of the bowl is wide and The bottom of the bowl is narrow, with feet underneath. The height is generally one-half of the diameter of the rim, mostly round, rarely square. Only the materials, craftsmanship and decoration methods are constantly changing. The general purpose is to hold food. Bowls can be held with hands because they are smaller than pots and bowls. The wide top and narrow shape is unstable when placed on flat ground. Archaeologists speculate that the ancients may have originally placed the bowl in a hole dug on the ground.

Bowl-making materials include ceramics, wood, jade, glass, colored glaze, metal, etc.