Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Temari Ball Kg519 olive green There is a sticker on

There is a sticker on the bottom: Made in China

Brown line around the edge

Item weight: 554 grams

this katagami stencil with a silk backing is decorated with one landing swallow (tsubame)

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Temari Ball Kg519 olive green There is a sticker onVintage 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 found