Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tai Madai Fish Kg815 kiseto Item Weight: 217 grams

Item Weight: 217 grams

Design: Dark navy and brown reversible Japanese pattern with animals

Hand-crafted and in a light wood color

The outer ribs are painted with black lacquer to match with red tips

It is placed in front of a rising sun

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tai Madai Fish Kg815 kiseto Item Weight: 217 gramsVintage 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