Collection of 22 notebook reports regarding production levels of sake in Higashine village in Yamagata Prefecture

by Late Edo Sake Manufacturing In Yamagata Prefecture 山形県

$2,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Yamagata Prefecture: 1819-68. Ushu province today’s Yamagata Prefecture has a long tradition of making sake. The region has abundant fresh water, and the climate is well-suited for growing sake rice. This archive of 22 manuscript reports was produced for local tax collectors by two sake manufacturers in Higashine village, Murayama, Ushu province: Genshirō 源四郎 20 reports and Hachizaemon 八左衛門 two reports . Neither is in business

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