AN ARITA BLACK AND GOLD LACQUERED PORCELAIN

AN ARITA BLACK AND GOLD LACQUERED PORCELAIN CHARGER well painted in underglaze blue with a detailed view of Itsukushima Shrine enriched with gold lacquer foliage, clouds and waves, in a border of vermiculi, the underside with three tendrils, 63cm diam, Edo (19th c) The island shrine north west of Hiroshima Bay was established in the sixth century. Expanded and rebuilt in the mid 16th century it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The highest peak on the island of 12 square miles, Mt Misen (527m) forms a backdrop to the temple complex.