Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Shiitake Mushroom Kg750 inuyama ware Japanese contemporary art

Japanese contemporary art

prevents the kimono from getting dirty

this katagami stencil is decorated with clusters blooming flowers and petals

The stamp represents a flower with four petals

Meiji era or earlier

Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Shiitake Mushroom Kg750 inuyama ware Japanese contemporary artVintage 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