Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Chrysanthemum Kiku Kg791 children Half coconut-shaped bowl with hanging

Half coconut-shaped bowl with hanging hardware on the side

It is unique in that it is made of two separate pieces that connect at the middle to form a decorative knot

length: 22 cm

and the bottom half is unglazed for use over small flame

Sticker on the back of lid: councilman and name

Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Chrysanthemum Kiku Kg791 children Half coconut-shaped bowl with hangingVintage 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