Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Sweet Wagashi Ho-oh Phoenix Kg495 framed katagami Open 15 cm wide x

Open 15 cm wide x 15

Diamond and arabesque pattern on the base top

Natural varnish

and a bell on the chest

Small scratches on the side

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Sweet Wagashi Ho-oh Phoenix Kg495 framed katagami Open 15 cm wide xVintage 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