Carved Wolf on the Prowl cube puzzle It is marked Sterlized Japan

It is marked Sterlized Japan on the opposite side of the handle

Nearly 200 years old

or perhaps the teacher

and it takes zero flower arranging skills to make it work

Carved Wolf on the Prowl cube puzzle It is marked Sterlized JapanThis carved wolf looks like quite a stalker, and also a bit cartoon y, making me think a bit of Little Red Riding Hood, or a pen of vulnerable sheep. I like the rustic ness of the carving, and especially the very long snout, and also the carving's thinness not much more than a silhouette treading stealthily along his base! 6 1 4" l x 2 7 8 " t x 7 8" thick and in very good vintage condition, definitely with some age. It appears to be signed in pencil