Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Folding Fan Kg708 coaster Small holes where bamboo has

Small holes where bamboo has broken away

Kanji on the box: Echizen taste

Kanji meaning: the place name in Gifu

This is a vintage Japanese porcelain Meito China teacup

Inside bottom is damaged

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Folding Fan Kg708 coaster Small holes where bamboo hasVintage 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