Published in September 1985 (Shōwa 60), this is Issue No. 294 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 illustration by Ikuo Okazaki (岡崎幾雄).
Contents:
Memories of the Kokeshi Association — Gohachi & Hidetarō Imamura (吾八・今村秀太郎), p.2
Notice of the Kokeshi Discussion Meeting — p.4
Memories of Mr. Zenji Satō — Kazuo Yamazaki (山崎一夫), p.5
July Souvenir Kokeshi: Hidenori Ōnuma (大沼秀則) — p.7
Visiting Sites Associated with the Legend of Prince Koretaka in Eastern Lake Biwa, Ōmi (continued) — Hiroshi Okita (沖田浩), p.8
Establishment of the Miyagi Prefecture Federation of Traditional Kokeshi Associations — p.11
Book Review: The World of the Illustrated Volume “Kokeshi Ishi” — Chōkichirō Shibata (柴田長吉郎), p.12
Kokeshi Distributed at the July Regular Meeting — p.14
Personal Notes — Minekichi Nishida (西田峯吉), p.16
Travel Group Guide: Field Visit to Komata Gorge — Kazuo Yamazaki (山崎一夫), p.20
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.
