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), an association devoted to the study, preservation and appreciation of traditional Japanese kokeshi.
This is Issue No. 305, published in August 1986 (Shōwa 61). The bright yellow cover features a charming floral kokeshi design, with cover artwork by Eiji Aida (会田栄治).
Selected contents include:
The Inheritance of Traditional-Type Kokeshi (2) — focusing on the Takazawa and Kii areas
A short biography of Hiraga Teizō (平賀貞蔵)
Memories of Hiraga Teizō
Fragments of Reminiscence (7)
A visit to a doll memorial museum
Selected poetry
Report from the 1986 spring study trip
Miscellaneous Notes (8)
Old stories from the eastern foothills of Zaō
June meeting kokeshi and regional omiyage kokeshi
Members’ Salon
Kokeshi articles, literature and community news
Kokeshi Techō is an interesting period resource for collectors and researchers, documenting individual craftsmen, regional traditions, exhibitions, collecting activities and the wider kokeshi community of the Shōwa era.
Size: 12.5 x 18cm
34 pages
