Japanese Wood Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Takenoko Bamboo Shoot Kg739 nabeshiki Vtg Japanese Wooden Dharma Figurine

Vtg Japanese Wooden Dharma Figurine

Frame has some chips on front edges and scratches

The print is placed on a piece of cardboard

Some tears

This item does not include a key and is in a freely-moving "open" position

Japanese Wood Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Takenoko Bamboo Shoot Kg739 nabeshiki Vtg Japanese Wooden Dharma FigurineVintage 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