Carved Wood Foo Dog Chop or Stamp boxing gloves 5" diameter at the base

5" diameter at the base

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

Unsigned/unmarked

It was made in two panels

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

Carved Wood Foo Dog Chop or Stamp boxing gloves 5" diameter at the basePhotos 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