Painted wooden paddle for hanetsuki, a game traditionally considered auspicious for New Year’s in Japan, depicting three of Japan’s seven lucky gods. 19th c. Brooklyn Museum collection [1000×1500]
Painted wooden paddle for hanetsuki, a game traditionally considered auspicious for New Year’s in Japan, depicting three of Japan’s seven lucky gods. 19th c. Brooklyn Museum collection [1000×1500]
[Pair of Paddles (Hagoita) for Hanetsuki Japan, Edo or Meiji period,
19th century
Wood, paint, paper
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden, 2014.109.14-.15
Hanetsuki was commonly played on New Year’s in Japan. Players used flat paddles to hit a shuttlecock back and forth to keep it from falling to the ground. The sound and motions were thought to drive away demons, making it an appropriate activity to usher in the new year and secure good luck for the future. The decorations on the paddles reference protection: one depicts a legendary Japanese heroine, Lady Tokiwa, sheltering her sons in a snowstorm, and the other shows three of Japan’s seven lucky gods.
Provenance: Acquired by Carol and John P. Lyden, before 1985; donated, 2014.]
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[Pair of Paddles (Hagoita) for Hanetsuki Japan, Edo or Meiji period,
19th century
Wood, paint, paper
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden, 2014.109.14-.15
Hanetsuki was commonly played on New Year’s in Japan. Players used flat paddles to hit a shuttlecock back and forth to keep it from falling to the ground. The sound and motions were thought to drive away demons, making it an appropriate activity to usher in the new year and secure good luck for the future. The decorations on the paddles reference protection: one depicts a legendary Japanese heroine, Lady Tokiwa, sheltering her sons in a snowstorm, and the other shows three of Japan’s seven lucky gods.
Provenance: Acquired by Carol and John P. Lyden, before 1985; donated, 2014.]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Lucky_Gods