Author(s)

Huang Xiaoman ¹, Wang Cheng ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Art, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu 233030, China

Corresponding Author

ABSTRACT

The jade eagle found in Lingjiatan site is a cultural relic which reflects prehistoric civilization. The shape of the Jade eagle is very special for its main body is like an eagle, wings like pigs and center like the sun. Eagle, pig and star anise all represent different cultural connotations in prehistory and the combination of the three images makes the jade eagle more meaningful. From the perspective of iconology and art, this paper makes a careful analysis of the components of jade eagle, and interprets its function, original religious belief and the philosophy of early mankind.

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Huang Xiaoman, Wang Cheng. Interpretation of the Image of Lingjiatan Jade Eagle. Art and Performance Letters (2021) 2: 31-38. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/artpl.2021.22005.

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