Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tai Madai Fish Kg816 birds The Shunga reproductions in this

The Shunga reproductions in this book are from an antique Japanese Edo period art book of erotic shunga woodblock prints titled Negai no itoguchi

old tape mark

4 cm long x 4 cm wide x 5 cm tall

Wisteria flowers design

There is a gray string attached to the bottom

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tai Madai Fish Kg816 birds The Shunga reproductions in thisVintage 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 still be