January — 其一 追羽子
- Date:
- 1898
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"January" (其一 追羽子 — literally "the first, hanetsuki/battledore") from 1898 depicts the New Year's game of hanetsuki, in which players use decorated wooden paddles (hagoita) to keep a shuttle in the air, played traditionally by girls during the New Year season. The game had deep roots in Japanese New Year celebration, and Shuntei renders it with the animated energy of children (or young women) at play in the cold January air, the painted hagoita paddles themselves decorative objects as well as sports equipment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
January — 其一 追羽子 was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1898.
January — 其一 追羽子 depicts figures, children, and winter.