Japanese Cast Iron Yaki-In Branding Stamp Vtg Wood Craft Sweets Warabi Fern T150 sukiyabukuro Packed weight: 749 grams

Packed weight: 749 grams

Decorative cutting on the side of the lid

Item weight:  297 grams

waste-water container (Kensui): 13 cm wide x 8 cm tall

Kanji on box: Shunkei lacquerware from Hida (hida shunkei)

Japanese Cast Iron Yaki-In Branding Stamp Vtg Wood Craft Sweets Warabi Fern T150 sukiyabukuro Packed weight: 749 gramsVintage Iron Branding Stamp This is a vintage cast iron branding stamp called yaki in. This piece is meant to be placed over fire or coals and is used to mark wood, leather, fabrics, and, most famously, Japanese sweets such as manju. It has the image of two curling ferns (warabi). Warabi is a plant that has many uses in Japanese food and crafts, such as for drying and making baskets to using the starch extracted from it to make traditional Japanese