Published journal articles
Field Notes
Before We Recommend a Kokeshi Place
Why a name on a map is not enough—and what we check before publishing practical travel advice.
Collecting
Read the Object Before the Sales Story
A cautious first pass for online listings: photographs, inscriptions, condition and claims that need evidence.
Research
Why One Source Says Eleven—and Another Says Ten
Kokeshi classification is a research tool with a history, not a number to repeat without naming the source.
Collecting
Build an Object Record Before You Ask Who Made It
A repeatable documentation sequence for collectors, students and museums working from an unidentified kokeshi.