Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tai Madai Fish Kg811 oshibori A hole in the bottom

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Monaka are a traditional Japanese sweets that consists of two thin wafer-like shells that are assembled together with red bean paste

cup: 12 cm wide x 7 cm tall

Sticker on the stone stand: Nachiguro

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tai Madai Fish Kg811 oshibori A hole in the bottomVintage 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 still be