羽付き【HANETSUKI】is Japanese traditional game like a badminton for children in new year days.
Girls play with rallying a small ball with beautiful feathers by wooden racket beautiful pictures are written on them.
Players who lost the games were written 〇 or ✘ on their faces by inks.
飾り羽子板【KAZARI－HAGOITA】is decorated racket for new year’s display especially for new born girls send as a gift.
Many of them are decorated by three dimensional patchworked clothes and appear actress or actors of 歌舞伎【KABUKI】, 能【NOH】or 狂言【KYOUGEN】；Japanese classic style opera.
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