Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tai Madai Fish Kg807 Round 34cm long x 24 cm

34cm long x 24 cm wide x 23 cm tall

It is a wooden doll with silk fabric applied according to the kimekomi technique

Meiji 1904

This bell is shaped like an old station bell and is coated in a green glaze

I can see that it is written in Kanji 探幽 (Tanyu)

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tai Madai Fish Kg807 Round 34cm long x 24 cmVintage 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