Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Mon Crest Kg511 chawan This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese wooden brown vase with a glossy finish

2 wide x 6 high cm

8 cm wide x 13 cm tall

Snake is one of the 12 oriental zodiacs

Red and light blue color ribbon with a light blue button

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Mon Crest Kg511 chawan This is a vintage JapaneseVintage 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