In the old times, the Japanese kids were having fun during the New Year by playing traditional games like karuta (card game), sugoroku (board game) or fukuwarai (similar to Pin the Tail on the Donkey). Outside the house, the boys were flying kites and the girls were playing hanetsuki, a game similar to badminton, played with paddles called hagoita. Hagoita are rectangular paddles, made of wood and often decorated with vivid colored paintings.

Today hanetsuki is almost forgotten, but hagoita became collectors items and good luck charms. They are no longer just painted but more sophisticated, with complex ornaments made from washi (Japanese paper) and expensive textile materials. The traditional decorations are themed with kabuki stars or geishas 

Total Height: 7.5"

Base is 1/2" tall and 3" X 3.5" in width

Hagoita doll itself with post : 7"

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