According to "Heihanki" (Diary of TAIRA no Nobunori) which was written in the late Heian period, FUJIWARA no Motozane held 'Otodo no daikyo' in 1156, following the example of Otodo no daikyo held by FUJIWARA no Tadamichi in 1116; he began making preparations nine days before the banquet, ordering small dining tables varnished with red lacquer, spreading white silk cloth over them like a tablecloth, and foods were arranged on lacquered tableware, which were specially ordered for the banquet as well as oshiki (a wooden placemat with raised edges).
平安末期の『兵範記』に書かれた藤原基実の保元元年（1156年）「大臣大饗」は、永久(元号)4年（1116年）の藤原忠通のそれを参考とし、事前の準備は宴会予定日の9日前から始められ、赤漆塗の膳を特別にあつらえ、その膳の上には白絹を現在のテーブルクロスの如く敷き、これまた特別にあつらえた折敷や漆塗の食器に料理を盛りつけたとある。