Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Frame Kg533 landscape Inside are fifty-five cards depicting

Inside are fifty-five cards depicting The Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido

2 leather belts inside the case

Metal (bronze) and red tassel

It is in the Hagi Ware style which is known for its pocked

Sticker on the bottom: Yakushi kiln

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Frame Kg533 landscape Inside are fifty-five cards depictingVintage 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