Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tai Madai Fish Kg812 oke Acquired in the famous Osu

Acquired in the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya

Discoloration of white sections (brownish tint)

Called tai or madai in Japanese

This piece is signed by an artist Zengetsu and a red seal

and fruit design

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Tai Madai Fish Kg812 oke Acquired in the famous OsuVintage 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 still be