ritual vessel

ritual; ceremony

utensil, piece of equipment, device, gadget

to use / to employ / to make use of, to apply / to spend

in ancient China, a tripod kettle or other vessel used to make offerings to one's ancestors / (by extension) cardinal principle

Yi (ethnic group)

important, significant

importance, consequence, significance

(archaic) antique, old-fashioned / (colloquial) ancient

ancient times, antiquity, remote ages