Ōkagami
E83794
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ōkagami canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682774 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ōkagami Context triple: [Heian period, significantWork, Ōkagami]
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A.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
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B.
Kikkamonshō
Kikkamonshō is the Japanese name for the chrysanthemum crest that serves as the Imperial Seal of Japan, symbolizing the authority and heritage of the Japanese imperial family.
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C.
Kigensetsu
Kigensetsu was a pre-World War II Japanese national holiday that celebrated the mythical founding of Japan and the divine origins of the emperor.
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D.
Musashi no misasagi
Musashi no misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the burial site of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken.
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E.
Inari Ōkami
Inari Ōkami is a major Shinto kami associated primarily with rice, agriculture, prosperity, and fox spirits, widely revered at thousands of shrines across Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ōkagami Target entity description: Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
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A.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
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B.
Kikkamonshō
Kikkamonshō is the Japanese name for the chrysanthemum crest that serves as the Imperial Seal of Japan, symbolizing the authority and heritage of the Japanese imperial family.
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C.
Kigensetsu
Kigensetsu was a pre-World War II Japanese national holiday that celebrated the mythical founding of Japan and the divine origins of the emperor.
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D.
Musashi no misasagi
Musashi no misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the burial site of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken.
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E.
Inari Ōkami
Inari Ōkami is a major Shinto kami associated primarily with rice, agriculture, prosperity, and fox spirits, widely revered at thousands of shrines across Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese historical tale
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monogatari ⓘ rekishi monogatari ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| chronicleType | semi-fictionalized history ⓘ |
| containsElement | semi-fictionalized chronicle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Heian aristocracy ⓘ |
| depicts |
court rituals
ⓘ
relationships between emperors and regents ⓘ succession politics ⓘ |
| describes |
aristocratic ceremonies
ⓘ
courtly life in Kyoto ⓘ customs of the Heian court ⓘ political dominance of the Fujiwara ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Fujiwara clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Fujiwara regents
imperial court ⓘ |
| genre | rekishi monogatari ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | perceptions of Fujiwara dominance in Heian Japan ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseTitle | 大鏡 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | elderly narrators recounting the past ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
impermanence
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power and politics ⓘ rise and decline of families ⓘ |
| historicalScope | Heian court politics ⓘ |
| influenced | later historical tales ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated aristocratic readers ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOfTitle | The Great Mirror ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Heian period literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | monogatari tradition ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Fujiwara clan
ⓘ
aristocratic life ⓘ court politics ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | retrospective account ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese classical literature ⓘ |
| romanization | Ōkagami self-link ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
research on Fujiwara political history
ⓘ
studies of Heian court culture ⓘ |
| workType |
court tale
ⓘ
historical narrative ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Japanese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ōkagami Description of subject: Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.