Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Pine Tree Kg473 usubata very fragile

very fragile

There is a sticker on the bottom: Made in China

There are places where the color of the pattern is light

Vtg Japanese Hina Doll Decoration Folding fan

Some dark scuffs on side

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Pine Tree Kg473 usubata very fragileVintage Japanese Kashigata, Cake and Candy Mold This two piece kashigata mold is carved with a pine tree. It can be used to make sweets or as an eye catching decorative item. 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