Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Sea Bream Kg460 tetsubin Japanese analog thermometer

Japanese analog thermometer

26 cm wide x 23 cm opening size 7

Design: abstract pattern like stitch

Signature on the picture: Morikazu Kumagai (熊谷守一）

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Sea Bream Kg460 tetsubin Japanese analog thermometerVintage 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