<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><pres:item xmlns:pres="http://kulturarvsdata.se/presentation#"><pres:version>1.3.0</pres:version><pres:buildDate>2026-09-16</pres:buildDate><pres:itemLabel>brons, föremål, ding, föremålsbild, Fotografi, Photograph</pres:itemLabel><pres:dataQuality>Rådata</pres:dataQuality><pres:id>10762320</pres:id><pres:service>Bildarkiv</pres:service><pres:organization xml:lang="sv">Statens museer för världskultur - Östasiatiska museet</pres:organization><pres:organizationShort>SMVK-OM</pres:organizationShort><pres:type xml:lang="sv">Bild</pres:type><pres:entityUri>http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-OM/Bildarkiv/10762320</pres:entityUri><pres:idLabel>119474, 1928.167</pres:idLabel><pres:description xml:lang="sv">Tidigare angiven som Huai (ca 500-200 f.Kr.) men oklart varför. Det står inte på katalogkort och i Chicagos databas står 1200-1000 BCE.</pres:description><pres:content>art institute of chicago, China, Bronze.Ting
Tripod Cauldron of Ran (Ran ding)Date:
Late Shang dynasty, 13th–11th century B.C.

On this vessel, monster masks are cast in bold, high relief against a background of finely squared spirals, in a style that reflects the fullest development of Shang surface design. Each mask is composed of prominent horns, eyes, nose, upper jaw, and ears. The low ridge or flange, which bisects each mask, marks a division in the clay mold assembly used to cast this vessel. This type of three-legged cauldron is the most common of all ritual vessels; even after the end of China’s Bronze Age, it remained a symbol of the political authority and legitimacy of the ruling house. Cast on the inside wall is the family emblem: Bing.

Originally golden in color, this vessel developed a surface corrosion or patina during centuries of burial underground. It was subsequently cleaned, recoated, and darkened probably by heating. The resulting smooth, blackish brown surface is characteristic of many bronzes that have come down to us from collections of the 19th century and earlier. This vessel had been in the collection of the eminent court official Duanfang (1861-1911). (https://www.artic.edu/artworks/55906/tripod-cauldron-of-ran-ran-ding, 2026), (China) Shang (1600 - 1046 BCE)</pres:content><pres:context><pres:event xml:lang="sv">Förvärvad</pres:event><pres:nameLabel xml:lang="sv">The Art Institute of Chicago</pres:nameLabel></pres:context><pres:context><pres:event xml:lang="sv">Ursprung</pres:event><pres:placeLabel xml:lang="sv">Kina</pres:placeLabel></pres:context><pres:image><pres:mediaType>image/jpeg</pres:mediaType><pres:src type="thumbnail">https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-om/web/image/tn/11137403/119474%28pasikt%29.jpg</pres:src><pres:src type="lowres">https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-om/web/image/zoom/11137402/119474%28pasikt%29.jpg</pres:src><pres:mediaLicense>http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0</pres:mediaLicense><pres:byline xml:lang="sv">Uppgift om fotograf saknas</pres:byline><pres:copyright xml:lang="sv">Utgången upphovsrätt</pres:copyright></pres:image><pres:references><pres:reference>http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1204499</pres:reference></pres:references><pres:representations><pres:representation format="HTML">http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-OM/Bildarkiv/html/10762320</pres:representation><pres:representation format="XML">http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-OM/Bildarkiv/xml/10762320</pres:representation><pres:representation format="RDF">http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-OM/Bildarkiv/rdf/10762320</pres:representation></pres:representations></pres:item>