Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Crane Tsuru Kg551 oni 3 cm wide x 14

3 cm wide x 14 cm tall

This is called The Shonai board lion (庄内板獅子)

Chip on bottom of leg

Places where bamboo weave has loosened or separated/split

cup on the saucer: 6

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Crane Tsuru Kg551 oni 3 cm wide 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