Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Warabi Fern Kg570 Beige Japanese Wooden Two-tiered Box Chahakibako

Japanese Wooden Two-tiered Box Chahakibako

Used at the temple

This hexagonal-shaped dark wooden stand can fit a large size orin bell commonly found in temples for service and ceremonies and also used during funerals

Buddhist pagoda in Nara

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Warabi Fern Kg570 Beige Japanese Wooden Two-tiered Box ChahakibakoVintage 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