Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Wagashi Line Pattern Back Plate Kg775 good luck One flower is made with

One flower is made with raden (thin slice of abalone nacre)

The number on the side of the box: Jan 1971

Ltd" in black Kanji characters

while the other is missing

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Wagashi Line Pattern Back Plate Kg775 good luck One flower is made withVintage 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