Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Squash Gourd Kg720 summer This Japanese vintage silk and

This Japanese vintage silk and paper hanging scroll represents Amidabutsu

Japanese Clay Doll Kyo-Ningyo

Kanji reads Kamisuwa

The lid is decorated with auspicious plants such as pine

were also used to express gratitude to the animal for providing meat and furs long ago

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Squash Gourd Kg720 summer This Japanese vintage silk andVintage 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