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Fuchi with Halberd with Dragon's Head
(Japanese Military Armor)
This fuchi shows the blade of a halberd with a dragon head decoration at its base. This halberd is the weapon of the 2nd-century Chinese general Kanyu (Ch. Guan Yu [Kuan Yu]). A fan of feathers ("hauchiwa") is on the back. Kanyu is depicted on the matching kashira, Walters 51.945.
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Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.944
![Image for Kashira with the Chinese General Kanyu (Ch. Guan Yu [Kuan Yu])](https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/thumbnails/PS3_51.945_Fnt_DD_JP09-2.jpg)