Antique Architectural Ornament Mold: Leaf Memphis style I am not entirely certain

I am not entirely certain the origins of this old painted paper mache mask--I am guessing Japanese

Box measures 10" l  x 7"d  x 1 7/8" t

I found it at an estate sale where is was displayed surrounded by tons of 19th century blue and white Chinese export porcelain

presumed to be either Chinese or Korean

by Charles Wesley

Antique Architectural Ornament Mold: Leaf Memphis style I am not entirely certainI see a lot of old wooden industrial molds but only occasionally do I across across ones like this, filled with a pitch wood resin mold material, and used for casting ornaments for architecture, molding and picture frames. This is the smallest of several I'm listing, which photographs don't quite do justice (I've shot it a couple of different light situations to try to give a sense) the mold itself has a really visceral presence, feeling like a cross