Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Crane Tsuru Kg544 game pieces 中村文峰 Nakamura Fumitaka

中村文峰 Nakamura Fumitaka

This is a vintage Japanese carved statue of Billiken

Signature and red seal

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Candle Stand Set

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Crane Tsuru Kg544 game pieces 中村文峰 Nakamura FumitakaVintage 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