Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Momotaro Peach Boy Kg738 sara The design of the zodiac

The design of the zodiac symbol green dragon

Kanji: 徳川閣 tokugawa-kaku

Characters: 百壽百福

Design: Shrimps

possibly a grape leaf

Japanese Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Momotaro Peach Boy Kg738 sara The design of the zodiacVintage 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