Tosenkyo - Tosenkyo

Japanese: 投扇興 - とうせんきょう

An indoor game played in the Edo period. Twelve Kan'ei Tsuho coins are wrapped in the shape of a butterfly, lined with gold or silver paper, and decorated with gold and silver mizuhiki (a string of silver that is tied to a silver thread). This is placed on a lacquer-painted pillow stand (a target stand). Players throw a 12-ribbed fan at the target, and the winner is determined by how the target falls and how open the fan is. The fan thrower sits upright at a throwing platform located four times the length of the fan (about 1m) away, and throws the fan with his right hand, holding the fan's tines forward. The shape in which the fan falls is given a name and a score based on the title of the 54th chapter of The Tale of Genji. Each player throws 12 times, and the ranking is determined by the total points. It is said that in 1773, Toraku Sannin invented the fan, inspired by the throwing jar (a type of throwing pot) that was introduced from China. It was widely practiced until the mid-Meiji period, but then fell out of fashion, and is now only practiced in a few areas, such as the entertainment districts of Gion in Kyoto.

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Japanese:

江戸時代の室内遊戯。寛永通宝 12個を蝶 (ちょう) 形に包んで金紙や銀紙で裏打ちし，金銀の水引きを掛けたもの (的玉) を，蒔絵 (まきえ) の枕台 (的台) の上に載せる。それに 12本骨の扇を投げて的の落ち具合や扇の開き具合によって勝敗を競う。投扇者は扇の4倍の長さの距離 (約 1m) にある投席に正坐して，右手で扇のかなめを先にして投げる。扇の落ちた形には『源氏物語』 54帖の題にちなむ呼称と点数が決められ，各人 12回ずつ投げてその合計点で順位を決める。安永2 (1773) 年，投楽散人其扇が中国から伝えられた投壺 (とうこ) にヒントを得て案出したといわれる。明治中期頃までは広く行われていたが，その後すたれ，現在では京都，祇園 (ぎおん) などの花街でわずかに行われているにすぎない。

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