Japanese Figure Depicting Cow

Imagine a blocky animal with a snub nose stands square on four stubby pegs.

This cast iron figure of a cow is from Japan, and dates to the mid 20th century. Small animal figures in metal are often made as paperweights, desk ornaments or garden pieces, and they are shaped to be stable and solid. Notably, a stout four-legged animal is modeled in smooth, simplified planes, with small ears, a short muzzle and a flat back ending in raised edges. The speckled surface is golden-brown with a patch of green at the neck. It is 7.5 inches wide, 2 deep and 4.5 high.

Built like a brick and twice as charming.