Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Mon Crest Kg523 chokin bako Small blemishes from production

Small blemishes from production

This is a vintage Japanese traditional festival Hinamatsuri's Hina doll decoration palanquin

The wood's natural knots and grain are accentuated by a caramel brown stain and glossy clear varnish

reading: Yamazaki

the backside is white with a floral pattern while the main part is black with embroidered gold chrysanthemum flowers (kiku)

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Mon Crest Kg523 chokin bako Small blemishes from productionVintage 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 be found in