Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Peony Botan Kg546 instock 15 cm wide x 3

15 cm wide x 3 cm tall

Slight red lines like a doodle

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There is a sturdy metal handle fixed to the top

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Peony Botan Kg546 instock 15 cm wide x 3Vintage 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