Published in June 1982 (Shōwa 57), this is Issue No. 255 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:
Inago Hamlet and Woodturning (Part II) — 後藤昭信, p.2
Corrections to Kokeshi Techō Issue No. 253 — p.6
Michinoku Kokeshi Invited to Disneyland — 舟山達, p.7
Report from the Regular Meeting — p.10
Commentary: February Souvenir Kokeshi — 山崎一夫, p.11
Kokeshi Distributed at the March Regular Meeting — p.11
The Traditional System and Commercial Character of Kokeshi — 柴田長吉郎, p.12
List of Prize Winners from the 24th All-Japan Kokeshi Competition — p.15
The Traditional Character of Traditional Kokeshi — 加川弘士, p.16
Michinoku Shōgin (Short Verses from Michinoku) — 郷武, p.18
Members’ Salon — p.19
Kokeshi Articles and Literature — p.22
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.
