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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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