Diamond Shaped Hishidai

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image depicts a decorative object consisting of a stack of colorful square wooden pieces, arranged from largest to smallest from bottom to top, in white, green, pink, yellow, and red. These pieces are situated on a black stand adorned with intricate golden floral and vine patterns. The base has a trapezoidal shape with circular cutouts on the sides and a string tag is attached to it. The entire setup is placed against a soft, textured white background resembling a foam-like surface, providing a contrast that highlights the colors and details of the object.

The image depicts a decorative object consisting of a stack of colorful square wooden pieces, arranged from largest to smallest from bottom to top, in white, green, pink, yellow, and red. These pieces are situated on a black stand adorned with intricate golden floral and vine patterns. The base has a trapezoidal shape with circular cutouts on the sides and a string tag is attached to it. The entire setup is placed against a soft, textured white background resembling a foam-like surface, providing a contrast that highlights the colors and details of the object.

Name/Title

Diamond Shaped Hishidai

Entry/Object ID

2020.7.21

Description

A black and gold diamond shaped shaped stand with wood diamond blocks stacked on top of one another. from a Hina-Matsuri set brought by Michik Takaoka to promote increased awareness of Japanese culture in 2004.