Published in July 1982 (Shōwa 57), this is Issue No. 256 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 Kokeshi of Daigaku Horiguchi — 菅野新一, p.2
March Souvenir Kokeshi: Shōji Sakurai (桜井昭二) — 山崎一夫, p.6
Portrait of a Craftsman: Takeji Yamao (山尾武治) of Akiu — 柴田長吉郎, p.7
Stories Heard from an Elder Craftsman: Memories of Chūzō Takahashi (高橋忠蔵) — 松井貞夫, p.8
Kokeshi Distributed at the April Regular Meeting — p.12
Visiting Kyūtarō Kijiyama (木地山久太郎) After 28 Years — 長沢貞介, p.13
Report from the Regular Meeting — p.14
Report on the Spring Excursion — 武田利一, p.15
On the Family Structure of Aizu Kijishi Woodturners — 渡辺格, p.20
Members’ Salon — p.22
Kokeshi Articles and Literature — p.24
News from the Kokeshi World — p.25
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.
