Sushi and New Year’s Sake ca. 1810 Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎 Japanese This elegant still-life surimono, a genre Shinsai excelled in, shows a setting for a New Year’s meal of sushi and sake. The kyōka (31-syllable witty poem) on the right refers to Nanatsu Ume, a premium brand of dry sake brewed in Itami in the Sesshu (Osaka) region. The poems in the middle and left refer to shrimp sushi (ebi no sushi) and sushi rice wrapped in bamboo leaves (sasamaki).. Sushi and New Year’s Sake 54455

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