Vtg Japanese Cake Mold, Candy Mold Kashigata  

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 wagashi shops and grocery stores still today.

This large two-piece kashigata mold is carved with a hagoita design. It can be used to make sweets or as an eye-catching decorative item.

• Wood
• C1950
• Handwritten text on side reads : Hagoita
• Item weight: 227 grams 
• Packed weight: 400 grams
• Approx. dimensions: long x wide x thick cm 
• [Item] 9.5 cm x 19 cm  x 4 cm 
• Good condition considering its age. Some markings. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos.
• We got this item at an antique auction in Tajimi in Gifu, Japan

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About Us: We are Dan and Maiko. Since moving to Japan in 2001, we have gained a vast knowledge of Japanese antiques and vintage items and we are happy to bring you many beautiful items from Japan.  If you have any questions please contact us.