Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Dandelions Kg530 Lantern Natsume: wooden lacquerware

Natsume: wooden lacquerware

and everyday equipment

Some discolorations and stains

chrysanthemums are known to symbolize longevity as well as the Japanese imperial family

The title of the print is "高名美人六家撰 辰巳路考" beautiful Tatsumi geisha

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Dandelions Kg530 Lantern Natsume: wooden lacquerwareVintage 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 found