Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Apple Ringo Kg765 tokoname This lecturn-style stand is coated

This lecturn-style stand is coated in a glossy black lacquer with gold edges and feet

Peg broken

2 cm wide x 14 cm tall

Clear varnished

This two-panel kashigata mold is carved with the design of two bamboo shoots

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Apple Ringo Kg765 tokoname This lecturn-style stand is coatedVintage 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