Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Mandala Kg532 3 wise monkeys 5 cm wide x 10

5 cm wide x 10 cm tall x 9 cm deep

Ema is a small wooden plaque used at Shinto

It can be used as an incense burner or ashtray

The handle of the little umbrella is made of a small branch of bamboo and the frame is made of strong blue plastic with flashy blue and purple foil for added decoration

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Mandala Kg532 3 wise monkeys 5 cm wide x 10Vintage 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 are still in