Published in April 1983 (Shōwa 58), this is Issue No. 265 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 artwork by Tatsuo Satō (佐藤辰雄).
Contents:
The Akiu Woodturning Industry and Kokeshi (Part I) — Gorō Takahashi (高橋五郎), p.2
Brief Chronology of Kenzaburō Ōnuma (大沼健三郎) — p.5
Memories of Kenzaburō Ōnuma — Yaeko Asaga (浅賀八重子), p.6
January Souvenir Kokeshi: Kazunori Jinnohara (陳野原和紀) and Tadao Satō (佐藤忠雄) — Chōkichirō Shibata (柴田長吉郎), p.8
If I Were a Kokeshi Craftsman — Kazuo Ogawa (小川一雄), p.9
The Kokeshi Discussion Group and a Chronology of Chūzō Takahashi (高橋忠蔵) — 村上穆, p.12
Regular Meeting Report: Highlights of the New Year Meeting — Riichi Takeda (武田利一), p.16
Kokeshi Distributed at the New Year Regular Meeting — p.18
List of Prize Winners from the 2nd Michinoku Kokeshi Festival — p.20
Members’ Salon — p.21
Kokeshi Articles and Literature — p.24
News from the Kokeshi World — p.26
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.
