Carved Wood Foo Dog Chop or Stamp boxing gloves They stack nicely for storing

They stack nicely for storing but I'd put them on the table whenever I could

I find the interplay between the solid matte black and the translucent blue

It was made in two panels

and would still certainly do the job of sweeping off the table or countertop--though I'd be much more inclined to hang it on the wall

I believe this is Chinese and dates from the 1950s or so

Carved Wood Foo Dog Chop or Stamp boxing gloves They stack nicely for storingPhotos 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