Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Wagashi Line Pattern Back Plate Kg775 Hina Doll Small stains on the back

Small stains on the back

Vintage Japanese Family Photograph

Small cracks on the frame

Kanji on the box: Inubo Iroha Karuta

Item Weight: 113 grams

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Wagashi Line Pattern Back Plate Kg775 Hina Doll Small stains on the backVintage 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