A vintage issue of Kokeshi Techō (こけし手帖), the specialist journal published by the Tokyo Kokeshi Tomo-no-kai (東京こけし友の会), an important collectors’ association devoted to traditional Japanese kokeshi.
This is Issue No. 302, published in May 1986 (Shōwa 61). The bright green cover features a charming stylized kokeshi surrounded by red floral motifs, with cover artwork by Shōgo Takahashi (高橋正吾).
The issue contains articles documenting kokeshi makers, regional woodturning traditions, collecting culture and the activities of the Tokyo Kokeshi community.
Selected contents include:
Documents on Kijishi woodturners of Minami-Aizu (南会津の木地屋文書)
Oku no Hosomichi – A Journey with Kokeshi (5) (おくのほそ道・こけしの旅)
Fragments of Recollection (5) (追憶片々)
Personal memories and essays on kokeshi collecting
A visit to a collector’s kokeshi room
Discussion of kokeshi distribution within the collectors’ association
March omiyage kokeshi
Members’ Salon
Kokeshi articles, literature and community news
Kokeshi Techō is an excellent period reference for collectors, recording the craftsmen, regional traditions, exhibitions and collector networks that helped preserve traditional kokeshi culture in post-war Japan.
Size: 12.5 x 18cm
32 pages
