Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tsuru Crane Kg490 gold Frosted glass

Frosted glass

This is a vintage Japanese porcelain small plate

Minor dents

There is a base that supports the flower inside (unremovable)

Crystal is embedded (lady's picture inside)

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tsuru Crane Kg490 gold Frosted glassVintage 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