Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Flower Kg562 oriental zodiac 5 cm long x 6

5 cm long x 6 cm wide x 7 cm tall

Lacquer is cracking/chipped on handle

but I think it's probably a Hawaiian folk craft

This is a six piece set of vintage Japanese wooden lacquered drink saucers/coasters

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Flower Kg562 oriental zodiac 5 cm long x 6Vintage 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