Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Koi Fish Kg564 straw basket Number on the bottom of

Number on the bottom of box: H10

Beautiful gold colored bamboo design on the lid

beige unglazed part

half of the crescent moon-like design: 1

This sake cup has been repaired so crack repairs are visible

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Koi Fish Kg564 straw basket Number on the bottom ofVintage 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