Carved Wood Foo Dog Chop or Stamp nice wooden ox it is truly a beautiful

it is truly a beautiful thing

used for gathering many many dozens of eggs and perhaps much else as well--the result being a number of breaks in the the split wrapping the wide band of its rim

but might try to sing it a few times first

Measures: 11 5/8" wide x  6" deep x 3 1/4" tall

I don't know who BL is or was

Carved Wood Foo Dog Chop or Stamp nice wooden ox it is truly a beautifulPhotos 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