Featured Chinese? for cooking rice? signed.

This is another piece I picked up on my way home today.
It is about 6" diameter and 3" tall. Interesting figure on the lid.
The lid has three tiny holes so I assumed for steam.
Looks like it has seen a lot of use.
It is marked on the bottom and i hope someone can read it.
Mikey

 

First character is probably 高 but I can't make out enough detail in the others, sorry

 

I cannot help with the mark, too, but the figure is Daruma. This looks very Japanese to me, maybe from Kyoto.

 

Wow! Thank you @Mat .finding a few called soup bowl.
Mikey

 

The holes let the steam out. He's kinda cute.