A vintage issue of Kokeshi Techō (こけし手帖), published by the Tokyo Kokeshi Tomo-no-kai (東京こけし友の会), a long-established association devoted to the study and appreciation of Japanese kokeshi.
This is Issue No. 304, published in July 1986 (Shōwa 61). The cover features a cheerful stylized kokeshi surrounded by vivid red floral motifs, with cover artwork by Eiji Aida (会田栄治).
Selected contents include:
The Continuation of Traditional-Type Kokeshi (1), focusing on Takazawa in Miyagi and Kii in Wakayama
Reflections on restoration and transformation
Stories concerning the Tōgatta tradition
Memories of Hajitoyu
A remembrance of Magozaemon Susumago
Miscellaneous Notes (7)
May omiyage kokeshi
Notes on the motif “Snake Eye” (蛇の目)
Members’ Salon
Kokeshi articles, literature and community news
Kokeshi Techō is an important period publication for collectors and researchers, documenting regional lineages, individual craftsmen, collecting culture and the preservation of traditional kokeshi in post-war Japan.
Size: 12.5 x 18cm
34 pages
