Jun 03, 2021 - Sale 2571

Sale 2571 - Lot 186

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(JAPAN -- SAKE.) Sake brewer's manuscript recipe notebook. Oblong 8vo format, 4 3/4x6 1/2 inches, cord-stitched self-wrappers, minor wear and staining. Japan, circa 1820

Additional Details

Scarce nineteenth-century brewer's notebook containing recipes and secrets for preparing varieties of sake, including enmeishu zukuri, thought to extend a person's lifespan, and mirinshu, traditionally used in cooking.

together with: Meitei Kishitsu (The Character of a Drunk). Several woodblock illustrations. 8vo format, 7x5 inches, moderately worn orange paper wrappers with printed title label. Circa 1845.