Published in January 1986 (Shōwa 61), this is Issue No. 298 — New Year Edition of Kokeshi Techō (こけし手帖), published by the Tokyo Kokeshi Tomo-no-kai (東京こけし友の会).
Contents:
The Evolution of Kokeshi and the Formation of a “Second World” through the Distribution Revolution — Minekichi Nishida (西田峯吉), p.2
Fragments of Reminiscence (1) — Riichi Takeda (武田利一), p.4
Reflections on Tōhoku and Kokeshi Culture — 次朗阿野, p.6
Oku no Hosomichi: A Journey with Kokeshi (3) — Chōkichirō Shibata (柴田長吉郎), p.8
Thoughts on Kokeshi — Minoru Murakami (村上穣), p.11
As a Member of the Regular-Meeting Kokeshi Distribution Project Team — 橋本永興, p.12
Drunken Discussion — Shōji Tezuka (手塚正二), p.13
Enjoying Small Kokeshi and Mame Kokeshi — Kazuo Ogawa (小川一雄), p.14
Report on the 60th Excursion — text by 政雄中津; photographs by 橋本永興, p.15
Corrections to Kokeshi Techō — p.5
News from the Kokeshi World — p.7
Information on the New Year Regular Meeting Venue — p.13
November Souvenir Kokeshi: Isamu Igarashi (五十嵐勇) — p.23
Kokeshi Distributed at the November Regular Meeting — p.24
Members’ Salon — p.26
Kokeshi Articles and Literature — p.29
Kokeshi World News — p.30
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.
