Published in March 1984 (Shōwa 59), this is Issue No. 276 of Kokeshi Techō (こけし手帖), published by the Tokyo Kokeshi Tomo-no-kai (東京こけし友の会). Cover artwork by Shūichi Satō (佐藤秀一). This issue includes a special feature on the first Tokyo Kokeshi Tomo-no-kai Award.
Contents:
Special Feature: The 1983 (Shōwa 58) First Tomo-no-kai Award — p.2
Notice: Kokeshi Techō File — p.4
Report of the Tokyo Kokeshi Tomo-no-kai Award Judging Committee — 中沢銑太郎, p.5
On the First Tomo-no-kai Award Honoring Kokeshi Craftsmen — 八尾鎮雄, p.6
Thoughts on the First Tomo-no-kai Award — 酒井利治, p.7
After the Judging of the “Tokyo Kokeshi Tomo-no-kai Award” — 村上穆, p.9
Corrections to Kokeshi Techō Issue No. 274 — p.12
Apology and Notice Regarding the Membership Directory — p.12
Kokeshi Distributed at the January Regular Meeting — p.13
Touring the New Year Kokeshi Exhibitions — 郷武, p.16
New Year Meeting Souvenir Kokeshi: Takahashi Shōgo (高橋正吾) and Satō Masataka (佐藤誠孝) — p.19
News from the Regular Meeting — p.20
Members’ Salon — p.21
Kokeshi Articles and Literature — p.28
News from the Kokeshi World — p.28
The Tokyo Kokeshi Tomo-no-kai (東京こけし友の会), founded around 1953, is an association of kokeshi collectors, researchers, craftsmen, and enthusiasts dedicated to preserving and studying traditional kokeshi.
Its journal, Kokeshi Techō (こけし手帖), features research on individual makers, their works, exhibitions, obituaries, and collector studies. Many details preserved in older issues are difficult to find online today, making the journal a valuable reference for traditional kokeshi research.
