Beautifully Aged Antique Relief Carved, Painted Figure doll paint Not exactly my usual taste

Not exactly my usual taste

According to the Japanese zodiac

Both in very good condition

where it looks like a man or woman is minding his dog or big chicken

including a 1850-60s photo featuring a group of likely abolitionists standing in front of Harriet Beecher Stowe's home in Andover

Beautifully Aged Antique Relief Carved, Painted Figure doll paint Not exactly my usual tasteThis is one of my favorite carved figure I've found, and I like it more and more the more I look at it. I don't know much at all about it, which I purchased from a dealer with many wonderful and eclectic things, who thought it European, but didn't know much more than that. I would guess the figure represents a saint of some sort, seated and with hands clasped before him, with remnants of paint still covering parts of his body, and layers of color