Spear of Fuchai

Spear of Fuchai

Infobox Artifact
name = Spear of Fuchai


material = Bronze
created = Spring and Autumn Period
discovered = 1983 in Jiangling County
location = Hubei Provincial Museum, Hubei Province, ChinaThe Spear of Fuchai (吳王夫差矛) is purportedly the spear used by the King Fuchai of Wu, the arch-rival of King Goujian of Yue. It was unearthed in Jiangling, Hubei in November 1983. THe script on it is a kind of script used only in the states of Wu, Yue, and Chu called 鸟虫文 or bird and worms script, a variant of seal script.

References

* [http://www.hb.xinhuanet.com/cwh/2005-03/07/content_3831063.htm xinhuanet: 吴王夫差矛] zh icon

ee also

* Sword of Goujian


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