![Five Figures of Modern Beauties: Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock (Gendai Bijin Fuzoku Gotai: Oibane [hagoita?]) by Shimura Tatsumi — Japanese Woodblock print, 1953](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/scholten/images/2f5ba4099713181f9c0b7569fd92899f.jpg)
Five Figures of Modern Beauties: Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock (Gendai Bijin Fuzoku Gotai: Oibane [hagoita?])
- Date:
- 1953
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
$1,500–$12,000. Beauty prints by this artist are particularly sought after. Good bijin-ga prints: $4,000–$8,000. Key value factors: Shimura's refined bijin-ga have a devoted collector base. Earlier prints and rarer subjects command premiums.
This 1953 [oban](/glossary/oban) print from the "Five Figures of Modern Beauties" series portrays a woman playing the traditional New Year game of hanetsuki, a form of battledore and shuttlecock. Shimura Tatsumi captures the physical grace of the game, the player's arm extended to strike the shuttlecock with a decorated wooden paddle. Hanetsuki was traditionally played by women and girls during the New Year holiday, making it both a seasonal reference and a glimpse into feminine leisure culture. The composition conveys athletic elegance, the woman's kimono swaying with the momentum of her swing, her expression focused on the game.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Five Figures of Modern Beauties: Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock (Gendai Bijin Fuzoku Gotai: Oibane [hagoita?]) was created by Shimura Tatsumi (志村立美) in 1953.
Five Figures of Modern Beauties: Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock (Gendai Bijin Fuzoku Gotai: Oibane [hagoita?]) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1953).
Five Figures of Modern Beauties: Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock (Gendai Bijin Fuzoku Gotai: Oibane [hagoita?]) depicts music and bijin-ga.
