Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Heavenly Beings Kg761 dried bonito Kitsune are seen as playful

Kitsune are seen as playful

Hand-woven different wide strips

193 cm long x 43 cm wide ( Ends 48 cm wide)

6 cm wide x 13 cm tall

Tear on upper corner

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Heavenly Beings Kg761 dried bonito Kitsune are seen as playfulVintage 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