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Sake and Rituals

About the Connection between People and Sake in the Edo Period

Sake features time and again throughout the milestones of the lives of Japanese people and has influenced Japanese culture since the Edo Period.
Sacred Wine Bottles and Yema (Sacred Picture for Dedication in the Temple)

Artist: Katsushika Hokusen
Published: Bunka 10 (1813) or Bunsei 8 (1825)
“The Four Seasons” Playing in Spring

Artist: Utagawa Kuniteru
Published: Ansei 2 (1855)
Fukusuke and the Otafuku

Artist: Utagawa Yoshikatsu
Published: Kaei 5 (1852)
“Twelve Zodiac Signs” Beloved Boar

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Published: Approx. Koka Period (1844-1848)
The Festival of Dolls (Third Month)

Artist: Ishikawa Toyomasa
Published: Meiwa 4 (1767)
Story of the Loyal Retainer Oboshi Yuranosuke Number 35

Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni
Published: Koka 4 (1847)
Takemori Sadachishi, Ootaka Gengo, Sato Yomoshichi, Hazama Jujiro, Okajima Yasoemon, Hayano Kanpei, Horibe Yahei

Artist: Utagawa Sadahide (Hashimoto Sadahide)
Published: Tenpo 14 (1843)
Celebration in Honor of the Eighty-Five Year Old Man Who Was the First to Cross the New Ryogoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Published: Ansei 2 (1855)
We Want Sake!

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige the III
Published: Meiji 1 (1868)
Illustration of the Commanders who Pacified Western Japan, Receiving the Emperor’s Gift Cups

Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu
Published: Meiji 2 (1887)

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