Sake, saké, or saki, also referred to as Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name Japanese ri
Overflowing glass of sake inside a masu
Sake bottle, Japan, c. 1740
Sake barrel offerings at the Shinto shrine Tsurugaoka Hachimangū in Kamakura
A pair of sake flasks painted in gold and black lacquer. Momoyama period, 16th century.