Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Sweet Wagashi Tied Kombu Kelp Kg754 birds Daruma was a legendary monk

Daruma was a legendary monk who introduced Buddhism from India to China in the 5th and 6th centuries

often set out before and after the New Year or as a token of a person's birth year and assigned zodiac animal

pillow: 14 cm wide x 7 cm thick

such as the temple where this good fortune figurine comes from

Shino yaki

Japanese Wooden Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Sweet Wagashi Tied Kombu Kelp Kg754 birds Daruma was a legendary monkVintage 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