Japanese Wood Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Takenoko Bamboo Shoot Kg739 nabeshiki Frame has some chips on

Frame has some chips on front edges and scratches

Words on the sticker: Saruzake

Design: Lion face on the legs

Back of the paper: Kogei-Hanga 巧芸版画

This item does not include a key and is in a freely-moving "open" position

Japanese Wood Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Takenoko Bamboo Shoot Kg739 nabeshiki Frame has some chips onVintage 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