Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Lotus Root Renkon Kg740 figure Silver color

Silver color

Kanji on the lid - Konahiki Guinomi ( sake cup)

outside: 15x 22

It has a small ball inside and a braided orange and red string tied at the top

503 (telephone number)

Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Lotus Root Renkon Kg740 figure Silver colorVintage 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