National Museum of American History
baking mold with Mount Fuji
early 20th century
Known as “sembei kata” in Japanese, this baking mold is used to bake the cookie wafer to be folded into the fortune cookie shape that we know today. Engraved on the object is an illustration of Mount Fuji and the Japanese letters for “Japan tea.” It was donated to the Smithsonian by Gary T. Ono in honor of the Suyeichi and Owai Okamura Family and the Benkyodo Company.
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