Carved Wood Foo Dog Chop or Stamp nice wooden ox with a small dark spot

with a small dark spot on one side of the lid and a small water stain at the base of one side and onto the bottom

Unused and in their original box

I find it just completely charming

but might try to sing it a few times first

Really a terrific piece

Carved Wood Foo Dog Chop or Stamp nice wooden ox with a small dark spotPhotos do not quite do justice to the wonderfully fierce little face on this carved wooden dog stamp and his profile is pretty terrific too, with front legs folded closely along his side, as if just waiting to pounce! I believe he represents a "foo dog," or guardian lion, a protective character that originated and became popular in Chinese Buddhism, then spread to other parts of Asia. Based on the characters on the bottom of the stamp, my guess is