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lǚ guǐ: lǚ guǐ is a vessel used in ancient China to hold cooked food and also used as a ceremonial vessel. It was popular from the Shang Dynasty to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and is one of the iconic bronze utensils of the Chinese Bronze Age. Travel baskets usually have a round mouth and double ears design, and are a type of ancient Chinese bronze ware. It is not only used for actual food storage, but also has symbolic significance and is used as a ceremonial vessel. Travel baskets have an important position in history and are important physical materials for studying ancient Chinese culture and history.
Specifically, in the Western Zhou period, the travel basket, such as the Xizhou travel basket, had the characteristics of bulging belly, closed mouth, long tongue animal head, hanging ear, and three flat feet attached to the ring feet. This cultural relic was unearthed in Dongjia Village, Jingdang Township, Qishan County in 1975 and is currently housed in the Qishan County Museum. It is classified as a second level cultural relic. In addition, there are different versions of travel baskets such as the Hengfu Travel Basket and the Yingli Travel Basket, which have their own unique shapes and inscriptions, further enriching our understanding and research of ancient bronze ware.
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