椀飯おうばん

noun

dish served in a lacquered bowl

Historical term for a formal dish presented in a lacquered bowl, often associated with samurai-era hospitality or ceremonies. Rare in modern conversation.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、椀飯おうばんはもてなしの象しょう徴ちょうだった。

  In the Warring States period, the lacquered-bowl dish was a symbol of hospitality.

noun

celebratory banquet

Refers to a lavish feast or banquet, historically linked to the custom of serving food in fine lacquered bowls. The modern expression 大盤振る舞い derives from this sense.

See also: 大盤振る舞い (おおばんぶるまい)

• 祝いわいの席せきで椀飯おうばんが振ふる舞まわれた。

  A celebratory banquet was held with dishes served in lacquered bowls.