Sen no Rikyū
E158364
Sen no Rikyū was a 16th-century Japanese tea master who profoundly shaped the wabi-cha aesthetic and is regarded as the most influential figure in the history of the Japanese tea ceremony.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sen no Rikyū canonical | 7 |
| Rikyū | 1 |
| Sen no Rikyu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1371348 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sen no Rikyū Context triple: [Toyotomi Hideyoshi, associatedWith, Sen no Rikyū]
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A.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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B.
Saigyō
Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
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C.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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D.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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E.
Kataoka Kenkichi
Kataoka Kenkichi was a prominent Japanese politician and activist associated with the Meiji-era Freedom and People’s Rights Movement, which sought constitutional government and civil liberties in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sen no Rikyū Target entity description: Sen no Rikyū was a 16th-century Japanese tea master who profoundly shaped the wabi-cha aesthetic and is regarded as the most influential figure in the history of the Japanese tea ceremony.
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A.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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B.
Saigyō
Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
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C.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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D.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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E.
Kataoka Kenkichi
Kataoka Kenkichi was a prominent Japanese politician and activist associated with the Meiji-era Freedom and People’s Rights Movement, which sought constitutional government and civil liberties in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese tea master
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artist ⓘ cultural figure ⓘ tea ceremony practitioner ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Daitoku-ji ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Raku ware ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Izumi Province
NERFINISHED
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Japan ⓘ Sakai ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1522 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | ordered seppuku ⓘ |
| child |
Okame
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Sen Dōan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
inspired later tea masters and artists
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shaped Japanese notions of refined simplicity ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kyoto ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1591 ⓘ |
| designed |
small rustic tea rooms
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two-mat tea room ⓘ |
| disciple |
Furuta Oribe
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Hosokawa Tadaoki ⓘ |
| emphasized |
austere wabi aesthetic
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rustic beauty ⓘ simplicity in tea ceremony ⓘ |
| era | Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ |
| givenName | Sōeki ⓘ |
| honorificName |
Sen no Rikyū
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rikyū
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| house | Sen family ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese aesthetics
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Japanese tea ceremony ⓘ Raku ware ⓘ
surface form:
Raku tea bowls
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| knownFor |
Japanese tea ceremony
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chanoyu reform ⓘ wabi-cha aesthetic ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundational figure of the Sen tea schools
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most influential figure in history of Japanese tea ceremony ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | seppuku ⓘ |
| movement |
wabi-sabi
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surface form:
wabi-cha
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| name | Sen no Rikyū self-link ⓘ |
| philosophy | wabi-sabi ⓘ |
| position |
tea master to Oda Nobunaga
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tea master to Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| religion |
Chan Buddhism
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surface form:
Zen Buddhism
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| served |
Oda Nobunaga
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| spouse | Hōshin Myōju ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Furuta Oribe
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Hosokawa Tadaoki ⓘ Shōan Sōjun ⓘ |
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Subject: Sen no Rikyū Description of subject: Sen no Rikyū was a 16th-century Japanese tea master who profoundly shaped the wabi-cha aesthetic and is regarded as the most influential figure in the history of the Japanese tea ceremony.
Referenced by (9)
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