Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Bamboo Shoot Kg531 turtle 15 cm wide x 25

15 cm wide x 25

Four family members appear on the picture: a woman carrying a toddler in her arms

5 cm width x 3 cm

This vase and its base can be easily stored in the paper box when not in display

Item weight: 680 grams

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Bamboo Shoot Kg531 turtle 15 cm wide x 25Vintage Japanese Kashigata, Cake and Candy Mold Japanese kashigata are hand carved wooden molds used to make higashi since the Edo period. Higashi is a broad category of wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets) and is a low moisture treat made with soybean flour or rice flour, fine sugar, and other ingredients. These materials are packed tightly into kashigata molds and dried to create beautiful designs and shapes. Many of these sweets can still be found