Gorgeous Japanese Hagoita Battledore with Fancy Decoration, Vintage.
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The size of Hagoita: 16" Long x 6" Wiidest, 1" Wide Handle, 3/8 "Thick,
Paddle, 1" High (Highest with Decoration.
This is best looking Battledore Hagoita seen in US Internet. Hagoita is made by Kiriwood (Paulownia wood). It is a girl from Kabuki or Traditional Theater Girl Figure. She has very fancy accessory on her hair with few layers of Brocade Kimono finely decorated in three dimensional looking. Paddle handle is decorated with Ichimatsu Pattern of gold, silver and black fabric. Backside has the design of Bamboo and Plum tree design. Hagoita is shrink wrapped with Ogiginal from Japan. Hagoita is vintage age of 50-60 years old. It has been stored away at Japanese old lady's house. She is now 86 years old. Hagoita never been used. The price is including US priority mail insured. Original price was $195.00.
History of Hagoita
Hagoita are the wooden paddles Battledore used to hit shuttlecocks pronounced hago or hane, traditionally made of soapberry seeds and bird feathers, that are used to play the traditional Japanese pastime called hanetsuki during the New Year. Hagoita were introduced into Japan during the Muromachi period (1336-1573) from Ming dynasty China. In the Edo period (1603-1868), oshie-hagoita were designed with images of elegantly made-up kabuki actors (oshie meaning raised cloth pictures). They were made using washi or cloth cut out in the shape of flowers and people and pasted onto the paddle stuffed with cotton to give them a three-dimensional appearance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagoita
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