Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Wagashi Cherry Blossom Bowl Kg647 yoraku 15 cm long x 14

15 cm long x 14

black tray with a handle (with red fabric)

but not solid bottom piece for shape

This ema plaque has a picture of a lone white rabbit underneath a branch of red plum blossoms

Kanji on the lid: Haiga

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Wagashi Cherry Blossom Bowl Kg647 yoraku 15 cm long x 14Vintage 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