{"id":1861,"date":"2012-07-27T10:41:15","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T14:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2024-07-23T16:13:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T20:13:54","slug":"hagoita-battledore-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2012\/07\/hagoita-battledore-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hagoita (Battledore)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1859\" style=\"width: 309px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2012\/07\/1992.6.e.134.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1859\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1859\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2012\/07\/1992.6.e.134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Japanese Battledore<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A <em>hagoita<\/em> or battledore is a rectangular board similar to a large ping-pong racket that is used to play a traditional Japanese New Year game called <em>hanetsuki<\/em> where shuttlecocks are hit back and forth with the paddles.\u00a0 This object, however, is not for practical use, rather it is a good-luck charm used for decoration.\u00a0 An image of an elaborately dressed young woman representing the New Year appears on the front of the battledore.\u00a0 In a tradition dating back to the Edo Period (1615-1868), the Battledore Fair, or <em>Hagoita-Ichi<\/em>, is held each year at the Senso-ji Temple in Tokyo with numerous open-air stalls selling <em>hagoita<\/em>, shuttlecocks, kites, and other New Year decorations.<\/p>\n<p>Other Japanese objects that have been featured for Artifact of the Month include a <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2017\/01\/japanese-belt-ornament\/\">belt ornament<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2018\/03\/japanese-kokeshi-dolls\/\">Kokeshi dolls<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2019\/05\/japanese-carp-streamers\/\">carp streamers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2021\/12\/japanese-hanafuda-cards\/\">Hanafuda cards<\/a>, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2024\/05\/japanese-carpentry-tool\/\">carpentry tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hagoita or battledore is a rectangular board similar to a large ping-pong racket that is used to play a traditional Japanese New Year game called hanetsuki where shuttlecocks are hit back and forth with the paddles. 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