Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Bamboo Shoot Kg600 signboard It has dark green tassels

It has dark green tassels with a gold accent under layer

pillow: 24 cm wide x 9

Part of Kanji seems to one of Zen words and means being at home with a peaceful mind

Some cracked on the back of the statue

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Bamboo Shoot Kg600 signboard It has dark green tasselsVintage 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