Japanese sake bottle from gravesite of the 47 Ronin (masterless samurai)

Description

The revenge of the forty-seven ronin is an 18th-century historical event in Japan in which a band of ronin (leaderless samurai) avenged the death of their master. The incident has since become legendary.
The tombs at Sengaku-ji became a place of great veneration, and people flocked there to pray. The graves at the temple have been visited by a great many people throughout the years since the Genroku era.
This sake bottle was purchased at this site. Proceeds go toward maintaining the site and their graves.