Cake mold, kashigata
Japan
Hardwood
4 by 12.5 by 6.75 inches (28, 33 and 25.3 cm)
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Ex. collection Cathryn Cootner, former Textile Curator at the M. H. de Young Museum, San Francisco
This large, finely detailed kashigata mold is in the shape of the auspicious tai (sea bream) and was used to make sweets for special celebrations. It is a double-sided two-part mold into which the paste was pressed and allowed to dry. These are more commonly made so that one side is flat, but this is an unusual full three-dimensional version.
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