Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Lotus Flower Hasu Kg759 Calligraphy Set Natsume: Red lacquered wood with

Natsume: Red lacquered wood with makie paper cranes and pine needles

A gap between the square and the background reveals the natural bamboo frame

The mat is a sage green with gold and purple and features images of Ho-oh

Item weight: 1631 grams

Item weight: 960 grams

Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Lotus Flower Hasu Kg759 Calligraphy Set Natsume: Red lacquered wood withVintage 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