Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweets Wagashi Plant Leaf Kg797 photo stand Some chips on the lid

Some chips on the lid and the bowl

A wooden stand and sign are included

Some characters: 心 kokoro heart

飛騨春慶塗 Hidashunkeinuri

Some light staining on matting

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweets Wagashi Plant Leaf Kg797 photo stand Some chips on the lidVintage 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