Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Folding Fan Kg709 akae Fish shape

Fish shape

The flowers are purple and yellow with green stems

Kanji on lid: Shingo (person's name)

Signature: 勢州 seishu old placename of around current Mie prefecture 松坂新町 matsusaka shinmachi place name 塗物卸店 nurimono oroshiten lacquerware shop 辻井惣七 tsujii soshichi male name

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Folding Fan Kg709 akae Fish shapeVintage 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