Vintage Japanese Taisho Hand Carved Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Pickel Jars 12" Chado This is an original Japanese

This is an original Japanese late Edo era printed in 1853 guaranteed original Ukiyo-e (woodblock print) triptych by the Japanese artist Toyokuni III

5 "in diameter

These vintage or possibly antique c

Add more water to lighten the ink into beautiful shades of gray

It has been in storage or carefully displayed for much of the past century and with exception to some minor signs of wear

Vintage Japanese Taisho Hand Carved Wooden Kashigata Cake Mold Pickel Jars 12" Chado This is an original JapaneseThis is an vintage Japanese cake mold known as a Kashigata. It is made of wild cherry wood that has been allowed to cure for over 5 years before carving. Carved in the shape of four Pickling Jars. When filled with a dough consisting of soy flour and sugar it makes a lovely cake. Thiskashigata measures 12 1 2" long by 2 3 4" wide by 2" deep (32 x 9. 5 x 5cm). Having been well used yet well loved for much of the past century, thiskashigata remains in