Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Cloud Frame Kg653 lidded box This particular type of cup

This particular type of cup is called wan or "bowl type" due to its wide mouth and resemblance to a rice or tea bowl

Colored matte beige with brown and green specks

It has white thread tassels on all corners and one at the center on the top and underside

In a natural brown color

Japanese Wood Carved Kashigata Cake Mold Vtg Sweet Wagashi Cloud Frame Kg653 lidded box This particular type of cupVintage 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