April 23, 2024
vintage badminton paddle japanese hagoita wisteria hand traditional painted
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Dimensions 23.5/8 X 9.0 X3.0 inches vintage badminton paddle asian hagoita kabuki dancer wisteria dance. Traditional hand painted paper type and silk materials japanHanetsuki, traditionally a girl's activity, is a game in which two people each hold a "hagoita" wooden racket and hit a "hane," or shuttlecock, to the other person, who has to hit it back without letting it drop to the ground. Whoever misses traditionally gets black ink painted on their face as a penalty.The hagoita looks like a short cricket bat with a wider blade. The shuttlecock is made with feathers and a spherical piece of wood.It is believed that hitting a shuttlecock back and forth will help one to avoid bad luck or evil, according to the website of Japanese Culture Iroha Encyclopedia, and playing hanetsuki over the New Year's holidays is believed to ensure a year free of bad lack.Also, flying shuttlecocks resemble dragonflies, which eat mosquitos, and thus it is thought that the longer the hane remains in the air, the greater the protection players will have from mosquitoes throughout the coming year.Hagoita are often sold around the end of the year as decorations as well. Expensive hagoita can cost tens of thousands of yen.On Dec.17-19 at the end of each year, the Hagoita(battledore) fair is held at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa.Hagoita is a lucky charm against bad
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