Japanese Wood Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Takenoko Bamboo Shoot Kg739 mouse The owner's name is written

The owner's name is written inside this book

Delivered in the army during the Second Sino-Japanese War

Top surface has dark marks

This two-panel kashigata mold is carved with the design of a scroll-like frame with clouds and flowers

Japanese Wood Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Takenoko Bamboo Shoot Kg739 mouse The owner's name is writtenVintage 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