Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Ginger Shouga Kg572 kashibachi Zodiac animal imagery is common

Zodiac animal imagery is common around the New Year

The lock is on the bottom

Pot 20 cm long(to handle) x 15 cm tall(with lid)

8 cm wide x 4

The mouth opens and closes on a wooden hinge and the ears are adjustable/removable

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Ginger Shouga Kg572 kashibachi Zodiac animal imagery is commonVintage 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