This is a replica of the Chi fu yi li 齒父己鬲 ritual food vessel. The original dates from the Western Zhou period, and the original is in the Palace Museum in Taipei. The vessel was originally named 'fu xin li 父辛鬲', but the name was later changed to 'chi fu yi li 齒父己鬲' due to the presence of the characters 'chi fu ji' cast on the inner wall of the body of the vessel. 'The li is a cooking vessel. It has a large mouth, a sack-like body, and rather short, pointed feet. This design allows there to be the largest possible surface area in contact with the fire so that food could cook more quickly' (description supplied by Palace Museum, Taipei). The logo of the National Palace Museum, Taipei is on the base.