Japanese Wood Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Wagashi Kikkou Hexagonal Back Plate Kg780 photo stand this small chest has eight

this small chest has eight half-sized drawers with decorative metal hardware

Japanese wooden lacquered bowl or plate

It is sometsuke (blue and white) and features a design of pine trees and playing children of Tang Dynasty China (karako)

a Prominent Ukiyo-e Artist of the Late Edo Period．Kabuki actors are dancing． Ukiyoe is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries

The inside bottom is textured to prevent slipping as well as the inside rim of the cup to keep flower stems from shifting

Japanese Wood Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Wagashi Kikkou Hexagonal Back Plate Kg780 photo stand this small chest has eightVintage 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