Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Cut Madai Fish Kg599 Tool They are made of lightweight

They are made of lightweight but strong wood and slightly rounded at the top to protect the drum's surface when hit

Black hard paper

The handle has a decorative karakusa winding vine design

This is a vintage Japanese magazine Shin-Jidai

is "things can happen in unexpected places"

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Cut Madai Fish Kg599 Tool They are made of lightweightVintage 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