This is a replica of a gui 簋 ritual vessel, a food container made from bronze. The original dates from the Shang dynasty and is in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei. It has a folded edge, slightly inward sloping walls, round arched bottom, and a high base. The exterior decoration is divided into upper and lower sections. The upper section is narrow, while the lower section broadly encompasses the belly of the gui. The lower section features a criss-crossing net pattern, with each square net mesh outlined by a coiled border pattern hui wen 回紋 decoration, and a raised knob (nipple mei 枚) in the centre of each mesh. The upper section is divided by raised ribs and beast face pattern shou mian wen 獸面紋, decorated with cloud and thunder patterns yun lei wen 雲雷紋 and the gui Dragon pattern wui wen 夔紋. The design of the raised base is similar to the upper section, but without any raised knobs. A Chinese character in archaic bronze script is inscribed at the centre of the bottom of the vessel. The logo of the National Palace Museum, Taipei is on the base.