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Shuttlecock Game
羽根つき
- Date:
- c. 1906
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
Typical Price
The shuttlecock game (hanetsuki), traditionally played at New Year, is rendered with characteristic liveliness in this Kodomo Asobi entry. Shoun captures the action of girls batting the feathered shuttlecock with paddle-shaped hagoita. Pre-earthquake editions sell for $1,500-$2,800. As one of Watanabe's earliest artists, Shoun's work carries particular historical significance within shin-hanga.
Description
Girls playing the New Year game of hanetsuki, batting a shuttlecock with decorated wooden paddles.
