Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Chrysanthemum Kiku Kg642 White This decorative fan is made

This decorative fan is made with burgundy red paper and features the Yebisu Beer logo at the center

Heavy wear and tarnish

This box was originally used to store a set of pottery intended to serve kaiseki cuisine

The ceramic figurines represent rabbits in a cute style

Thin crack on leg

Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Chrysanthemum Kiku Kg642 White This decorative fan is madeVintage 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