Antique Relief Carved Panel with Portrait in Profile cryptomeria My guess is that it

My guess is that it is Japanese

All of which makes me think about the circumstances and disposition of the particular woman who made this one--whether she lacked a community of women to trade with

and the other two sides are blanks

ruling lands near and far

sturdy and steady on his feet

Antique Relief Carved Panel with Portrait in Profile cryptomeria My guess is that itI found this in Vermont but believe its origins are European, and my guess would be French, perhaps portraying an explorer of distant lands, with what I take for mountains or the edges of landmasses at the corners. Or, maybe, in his finery, he's no less than a king, ruling lands near and far. Whatever the case, I think the panel is quite wonderfully carved, and quite a character he is with that long mane and mustache and chin up profile making me