Old Cantonese Cake Mold- Grill Chicken Flavor

This hand-carved wooden mold shaped traditional Cantonese pastries, most notably mid-autumn festival mooncakes. Bakers tightly pressed dough into the decorative cavity to stamp the intricate design. A firm tap of the paddle against a hard surface then released the molded cake for baking. The flower-like perimeter symbolizes a full moon, completeness, and family unity.

While mooncakes themselves trace their origins back thousands of years, this precise culinary style emerged during the late Qing Dynasty, specifically around the late 19th century (1880s–1890s) in Guangzhou (Canton), China. It was during this period that famous Cantonese tea houses and bakeries refined the technique of wrapping rich, sweet pastes in an incredibly thin, glossy, lard- or oil-baked pastry skin—a signature style that required sturdy wooden molds like the one in your picture to hold its intricate shape during forming.

This was made in Hong Kong during the mid 1950’s. Inside the mooncake mold indicate ” Liu-Ching-Zi” in the center which was the original store name. the characters on the side indicate the flavor of the cake is grill chicken. On the back of the cake mold which indicate 錦波造 in the center, which means “Made by Kam Po” (or Jinbo), a traditional woodenware or mold-making craftsman/shop. 太原街口 (Left side): “Tai Yuen Street Junction.” Tai Yuen Street is a famous, historic market street located in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong, well-known for traditional open-air stalls and specialty shops.

One of a kind.

Dimensions: 2″ x 3.75″ x 13.5″

Old piece. Sell in used, pre-owned condition. Vintage and antique items by nature have variable amounts of wear, imperfections, signs of use, age and time. Perfectly imperfect. Condition shown as in pictures. Kindly contact us if you need more info. or detail pictures.

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