Large round lacquer bowl, on a high foot and with a domed lid. lid. Black lacquer (jap. roiro) with gold lacquer (jap. hiramaki-e). Inside bright red lacquered red. Decoration: A large emblem on the lid in the shape of a flower with swords between the petals petals, set in the shape of a stylised melon blossom (go ken ni ni ken kara-hana mon). ken kara-hana mon). The Arima and Ōmura families from Hizen province, for example, use this emblem. this emblem. The edges of the bowl and lid are each decorated with a narrow band in decorated with a narrow band in gold lacquer. These show a vine decoration with the so-called "three friends of winter winter": pine, flowering plum and bamboo. Large bowls of this type were used to serve to serve food at festivities. The large emblem on the lid suggests that it was it was intended for a wedding.