Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Flowers Kg555 dark brown 愛知県犬山市 city of Inuyama

愛知県犬山市 city of Inuyama

This is an antique Japanese Buddhist zushi shrine

two large angled pieces and two small end pieces

This vintage Japanese ema plaque features a white horse with a black outline and white and red flowers

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Flowers Kg555 dark brown 愛知県犬山市 city of InuyamaVintage 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