jiǎ’áng
- Scope note
- Literally meaning “pretend” or “simulated” ang, jia’ang refers to a bracket arm that appears to be a xia’ang visually, but does not function as a xia’ang structurally. Architectural historians have used jia’ang as a term in traditional Chinese architecture since the 1930s (Liang 1933,26). Usually it refers to a huagong in an eaves bracket set (waiyan dougong 外簷斗栱) with a shape of ang mouth (angzui 昂嘴) on the outside. In most cases, there is a carved huatouzi 華頭子 underneath the jia'ang.
- Date of creation: 02-Sep-2024
Accepted term: 02-Sep-2024