Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Bamboo Shoot Kg574 Hanko Item weight: 1367 grams

Item weight: 1367 grams

outside: 27

Used for old fire brigade happi's clasp

16 cm long x 24

Antique Japanese Land Deed

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Bamboo Shoot Kg574 Hanko Item weight: 1367 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 be found in