Others #506485 - ICHIROYA Japanese Antiques

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Item #506485

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Item No

#506485

Item

Hagoita

Material

Silk,Paulownia,Others

Price

~~$78.00~~ $42.00

Weight

0.88kg

size

width

33cm 13"

depth

2cm 0 3/4"

height

74.5cm 29 1/2"

Shipping method	Express to United States
	Standard to United States
	Express to Europe
	Standard to Europe

$61.30

$70.00

$65.00

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This is a hagoita,battledore dated around 1,960s specially made from one of the finest department store,Mitsukoshi.
One traditional New Year pastime is hanetsuki, a badminton-like game played by girls with wooden paddles and a shuttlecock. In olden times, the person who missed had a mark drawn on her face with black ink, and they played until one player's face was completely smeared in ink.
Hagoita is the wooden paddle used in this game, and it's usually decorated with beautiful drawings and the paddle itself is valued as an ornament that is believed to bring good luck.Traditional hagoita commonly feature portraits of famous kabuki actors such as it is shown on this.
This battledore with hand painted picture on one side has a kabuki player He looks down showing great side of his face,black lines under his eyes which give very strong impression and his chic kimono is really good on him.
The back is also designed with traditional patterns such Shou-chiku-bai,pine tree,bamboo and plum.There are artist's stamp and signature,Yumenosuke on the side.
There are some patinas,stains specially around the corner on top and material is getting thin and making holes,also white color of plums are coming off,and some flaws around the corners,but as a whole it is in very good condition.
This will be such an eye catching art for sure!