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About the ‘Ukiyo-e and Japanese Sake’ Exhibition

Through Ukiyo-e, this exhibition aims to portray the culture of sake in Japan from the Edo period to the early Meiji period.
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.
Evening View of Ryogoku

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Published: Ansei 2 (1855)
The Kabuki Actor Sawamura Sojuro III and Courtesans

Artist: Torii Kiyonaga
Published: Tenmei 3-4 (1783-1784)
Early Evening in Yoshiwara Inn

Artist: Unknown
Published: Late Edo (First Half of 1800s)
Beloved Sake at Sumida River

Artist: Unknown
Published: End of Edo (Middle of the 1800s)
A Glance Inside the Theater

Artist: Morikawa Chikashige
Published: Meiji 16 (1883)
A Depiction of a Backstage Drinking Party After a Hit Theater Show by Ichimura-za

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Published: Keio 1 (1865)
A Depiction of Eight Views of a Kanjin Sumo Drinking Party

Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni
Published: Unknown
Notable Young Women of the Present Day

Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni
Published: End of Edo (Middle of the 1800s)
Index of Favorite Actors Showing Off

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Published: Tenpo 11 (1840)
Young Women Playing Kitsune-ken

Artist: Suzuki Harunobu
Published: Meiwa 5-6 (1768-1769)
Drinking Competition

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Published: Ansei 5 (1858)
“Famous Places in Edo: Views of the Four Seasons” Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Published: Approx. Koka 4 – Kaei 1 (1847-1848)
“Ukiyo-e Comparisons of the Cloudy Chapters of Genji” Hanachirusato

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Published: Koka 2-3 (1845-1846)
Scene of Cherry Blossom Viewing

Artist: Unknown
Published: Keio 4 (1868)
“Comical Views of Famous Places in Edo” Number 20: Listening to the Insects at Mount Dokan

Artist: Utagawa Hirokage
Published: Unknown
Inanoya Hanbei

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Published: Kaei 5 (1852)
“Famous Places at the Eastern Capital” Enjoying the Cool at Ryogoku

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Published: End of Edo (Middle of the 1800s)
“Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji” The Cushion Pine Trees at Aoyama

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Published: Tenpo 1-3 (1830-1832)
“The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido” Otsu

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Published: Tenpo 13 (1842)
“A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces” The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaido Road

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Published: Tenpo 3 (1832)
“One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” Moon-Viewing Point

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Published: Ansei 4 (1857)
Listening to Insects in Autumn Evening

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Published: Unknown
Burning Leaves to Heat Sake in the Woods

Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu
Published: Unknown
“Eight Views of Snow Scenes” Rakugan

Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni
Published: Unknown
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)
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)
About Unchanged Drinking Habits

From the Edo period to the early Meiji era, izakaya and restaurants were the most common places where people consumed sake.
Learn a Lesson from Drinking Sake

Artist: Shosai Ikkei
Published: Meiji 5 (1872)
The Eight Happy and Peaceful Drunks

Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Published: Keio 4 (1868)
“Drinking Habits” Three Drunks’ Drinking Habits

Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Published: Meiji 18 (1885)
“Drinking Habits” Habit of Being Annoyed Behind Someone’s Back

Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Published: Meiji 18 (1885)
“Drinking Habits” Habit of Raising One’s Spirits with Drinking

Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Published: Meiji 18 (1885)
“Drinking Habits” Habit of Troubling a Companion

Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Published: Meiji 18 (1885)
“Drinking Habits” Habit of Taking it Out on Someone

Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Published: Meiji 18 (1885)
“Drinking Habits” Habit of Becoming More Patient

Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Published: Meiji 18 (1885)
“Drinking Habits” Talking to Yourself

Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Published: Meiji 18 (1885)

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