Dui (vessel)

Lacquered bronze dui vessel with turquoise and silver inlays.
Dui
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinduī
Wade–Gilestui1
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinesetwoj 
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang*tˤur
Bronze dui vessel with inlaid geometric cloud pattern, Hubei Provincial Museum.

A dui is a type of Chinese ritual bronze vessel used in the late Zhou dynasty and the Warring States period of ancient China. It was a food container used as a ritual vessel. Most dui consist of two bowls supported on three legs.