19

May

Vintage Japanese Kashigata Sweets Mold Seashell A via @etsy

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This is a vintage mold called “kashigata”.

In the past, when a person died, it was expensive to give flowers or fresh food so, people made sweets (these are made from soy flour, rice flour and sugar) in the form of flowers, fish etc. These items were then placed on the “butsudan” (family shrine found in the house) for the dead person.

The sweets are for decoration only.

On this mold is a plum blossom sweets mold.

*You can use this mold as food mold to cook.

The details on this mold are really amazing.

It measures 17cm x 8.7cm x 2cm. Inside – 9cm x 6.3cm x 1cm

http://www.etsy.com/listing/65434662/vintage-japanese-kashigata-sweets-mold

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12

May

岳 -ガク- Vintage Japanese Typewriter Key Stamp mountain peak Showa Period L Size via @etsy

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We were lucky to come across a case of these “katsuji” (Japanese typewriter “keys”). There are over 2300 of these. They are vintage but have never been used. These would have been the extras in case the ones in the machine broke. Please look at the last picture to see what an old Japanese typewriter looked like. There were at least 2000 keys so needless to say, this was only used in businesses.

They are from the “昭和” “showa period” . The “showa” period is from 1926-1989 but these are at least 30 years old as Japanese stopped using them once the word processor was invented.

This would be perfect for using as a stamp with ink or for stamping clay etc.

This stamp is the Kanji (Chinese character) for　”岳” “ガク, gaku, dake” = “tall mountain, mountain peak”.

It measures 2cm long (long enough to be able to get a nice grip) and 1.5cm wide. The Chinese character itself is about 1.5mm wide. It is made of metal.

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30

Apr

Vintage Japanese Kashigata Sweets Mold Plum Blossoms via @etsy

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This is a vintage mold called “kashigata”. There is a plum blossom on it. This is a beautiful Japanese vintage wood sweets mold.

Often made of sakura (cherry wood) and seasoned for about 3 years before carving, kashigata were used to make dried confectionery made of rice flour and sugar called rakugan. Earliest records show that this practice dates back to the mid-17th century. These confections were used as offerings and snacks for celebratory occasions and even unfortunate events. For example when a person died, it was expensive to give flowers or fresh food so, people made these sweets in the form of flowers, fish etc. These items were then placed on the “butsudan” (family shrine found in the house) for the dead person.

Kashigata were also used in the making of wagashi (nama-gashi or freshly made cake and hi-gashi or dried confectionery) for tea ceremonies.

Common kashigata motifs in the Edo era – chrysanthemums, plum blossoms
Meiji Era – spread of western technology – balloons, planes
World War II – national pride heightened – cherry blossoms, battleships – used as gifts for departing troops, ceremonies and commemorative occasions

With the advent of refrigeration, fresh fish replaced rakugan motifs like the sea bream. Sadly today, making offerings for fortunate and unfortunate events is no longer a common practice. This in turn has lessened rakugan demand although they are still found in tea ceremonies and homes. The decrease in kashigata artisans today has made kashigata carving a dying craft making kashigata itself a sought-after collectible.

*You can use this mold as food mold to cook. Please clean thoroughly before using.

It measures 18.5 cm long x 9.5 cm wide x 3.1 cm tall. Inside it measures 10 cm wide x 7 cm long x 2.5cm depth.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73110286/vintage-japanese-kashigata-sweets-mold

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25

Apr

Vintage Japanese Typewriter Key Stamp Japanese Style WA

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We were lucky to come across a case of these “katsuji” (Japanese typewriter “keys”). There are over 2300 of these. They are vintage but have never been used. These would have been the extras in case the ones in the machine broke. Please look at the last picture to see what an old Japanese typewriter looked like. There were at least 2000 keys so needless to say, this was only used in businesses.

They are from the “昭和” “showa period” . The “showa” period is from 1926-1989 but these are at least 30 years old as Japanese stopped using them once the word processor was invented.

This would be perfect for using as a stamp with ink or for stamping clay etc.

This stamp is the Kanji (Chinese character) for　“和” “wa” = “Japanese Style”.

It measures 2cm long (long enough to be able to get a nice grip) and 1.5cm wide. The Chinese character itself is about 1.5mm wide. It is made of metal.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/72787355/vintage-japanese-typewriter-key-stamp

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16

Apr

Vintage Japanese Typewriter Key Stamp L Size Plum Blossoms

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We were lucky to come across a case of these “katsuji” (Japanese typewriter “keys”). There are over 2300 of these. They are vintage but have never been used. These would have been the extras in case the ones in the machine broke. Please look at the last picture to see what an old Japanese typewriter looked like. There were at least 2000 keys so needless to say, this was only used in businesses.

They are from the “昭和” “showa period” . The “showa” period is from 1926-1989 but these are at least 30 years old as Japanese stopped using them once the word processor was invented.

The Kanji of “Plum Blossoms” “梅” “ume” is on.

This would be perfect for using as a stamp with ink or for stamping clay etc.

It measures 2cm long (long enough to be able to get a nice grip) and 1.5cm wide. The Chinese character itself is about 1.5mm wide. It is made of metal.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/72203339/vintage-japanese-typewriter-key-stamp-l

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11

Apr

Vintage Japanese Kashigata Stencil Cherry Blossoms via @etsy

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This was an amazing find. They are from the “昭和” “showa period” . The “showa” period is from 1926-1989 but these are at about 25-30 years old . This is called “型紙” or “katagami”. This is a stencil that was used to make “kashigata” (for more information on “kashigata please see below).

This is really gorgeous! The shape is that of a “kamon” which means a family crest (which crest we don’t know). There are no set rules in the design of a kamon. It most commonly consists of a roundel encircling a figure of plant, animal, man-made, natural or celestial objects, all abstracted to various degrees. Religious symbols, geometric shapes and kanji were commonly used as well. These symbols are often found in logos of stores (which help to identify what they sell), sushi restaurants, and on packages of food to lend an air of elegance. Senbei (Japanese crackers) and other traditional Japanese sweets may also use one.

This one is made from paper-but not flimsy normal paper….this is wonderful thick Japanese paper and it is in fabulous condition.

This stencil could be used but it would also be fabulous framed and hung on a wall.

* the cherry blossom petals are fluttering down on the water like snowflakes.

The stencil measures about 28cm x 26.5cm.

More information on “kashigata” (the sweets made from the molds that were made using the stencils).

In the past, when a person died, it was expensive to give flowers or fresh food so, people made sweets (these are made from soy flour, rice flour and sugar) in the form of flowers, fish etc. These items were then placed on the “butsudan” (family shrine found in the house) for the dead person.

The sweets was also used for holiday celebrations, tea ceremony etc. These are for decoration only-they are never eaten.

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05

Apr

Vintage Japanese Typewriter Key stamp DRAGON

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We were lucky to come across a case of these “katsuji” (Japanese typewriter “keys”). There are over 2300 of these. They are vintage but have never been used. These would have been the extras in case the ones in the machine broke. Please look at the last picture to see what an old Japanese typewriter looked like. There were at least 2000 keys so needless to say, this was only used in businesses.

They are from the “昭和” “showa period” . The “showa” period is from 1926-1989 but these are at least 30 years old as Japanese stopped using them once the word processor was invented.

This would be perfect for using as a stamp with ink or for stamping clay etc.

This stamp is the Kanji (Chinese character) for　”竜” “ryu” “dragon”.

It measures 2.3 cm long (long enough to be able to get a nice grip) and 5mm wide. The Chinese character itself is about 5mm wide….so please note how tiny it is. It is made of metal.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/71373890/vintage-japanese-typewriter-key-stamp

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26

Mar

Vintage Japanese Kashigata Sweets Mold On Etsy

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Vintage Japanese Kashigata Sweets Mold – Plum Blossom

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Vintage Japanese Sweets Mold – Bamboo – Kashigata

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Vintage Japanese Sweets Mold – Matsu Pine – Kashigata

 

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27

Feb

Featued On Etsy Front Page

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16

Feb

Vintage Japanese Game Cards Uta – Garuta Set M

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Uta-garuta (歌ガルタ) is the most popular among the many kinds of karuta (card games) in Japan. It is played mostly on New Year’s Day, but there are also national conventions for playing uta-garuta. Each card has a poem, or portion thereof, written on it with a total of 100 poems in the game.

****** PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT THE ENTIRE CARD SET but rather some of the cards as it was an incomplete game so we broke them up into smaller sets.

The game of uta-garuta involves two types of cards.

100 “reading” cards with drawings: yomifuda
100 “grabbing” cards with words: torifuda

There are whole phrases of waka from the collection called Hyakunin Isshu written on the yomifuda. Only the lower phrase of the waka is written on the torifuda. When the reader reads out the waka on the yomifuda, the player quickly searches for the card among the torifuda to look for the phrase that matches the one that the reader is reading. This is the basic rule.

There are 10 cards in this set-5 picture cards and 5 cards with Japanese writing. These are from the “昭和” “showa period” . The “showa” period is from 1926-1989 but these are quite old as the pictures on the cards are different from the more modern ones.

These would be great for using in your art…mixed media, collage etc.

Each card measures 7 x 4.8 cm.

You get the cards you see in the pictures.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/40560928/vintage-japanese-game-cards-uta-garuta

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