Chinese bronze ritual vessel type used to pour water during ablutions, and used with "pan." Employed during the late Western Zhou period.

yi(P,,U,English-P,D,L,U)
yi(ritueel vaatwerk)　(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
yi(ritual vessel)　(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin)-P,UF,U,PN)
yi(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
匜(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
彝(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,AD,U,U)
i(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,N)

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counterpart is/works/exists with....

pan(ritual vessel)

Dutch....	Een type Chinees ritueel vaatwerk van brons, in combinatie met ‘pan’ gebruikt om water te schenken tijdens abluties. In gebruik in de late Westelijke Zhouperiode.
Chinese (traditional)....	洗手儀式中倒水的中國青銅禮器，一端有流，另一端有豎耳，與「盤」配套，用於西周晚期。

yi............	[VP]
.................	Grove Art Online (2003-2008) "China, ritual bronze," accessed 2 May 2006
.................	Rawson, Chinese Bronzes (1987) 99
.................	Owyoung et al., Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the St. Louis Art Museum (1997) 134
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
匜............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
彝............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
i............	[VP]
.................	Hansford, Glossary of Chinese Art (1961) 88
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
Subject:............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	Grove Art Online (2003-2008)
.................	Rawson, Chinese Bronzes (1987)
.................	Hansford, Glossary of Chinese Art (1961)
.................	Owyoung et al., Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the St. Louis Art Museum (1997)
.................	Bureau AAT, RKD

Getty AAT: 300265846 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300265846
ASDC Union Catalog： yi 、yi 、匜 、彝 、i 、yi 、yí 、yi