Old, Charming Handmade Kewpie (?) Doorstop Nunamiut 2 3/4" t x 2

2 3/4" t x 2 1/8" l x 1 1/4" w and in great condition

they do show plenty of wear

Is it us that he is escaping

identifying this beautiful bug as a Meloe Monoceros

the incised stripes and fin details

Old, Charming Handmade Kewpie (?) Doorstop Nunamiut 2 3/4" t x 2There are so many great old handmade wooden doorstops out there, which I rarely resist grabbing when I see them, but this I believe is an especially old one, and the first I have seen featuring this character. (Plenty of cats, dogs and dutch children, but I can't find another anywhere with this one). I believe it is likely a very early iteration of the kewpie, which first gained popularity as comic strip characters invented and drawn by NYC based