Sei Shōnagon
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Sei Shōnagon was a Japanese court lady and writer best known for her witty and observant miscellany "The Pillow Book," a classic of Heian-era literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sei Shōnagon canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682776 — 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: Sei Shōnagon Context triple: [Heian period, significantPerson, Sei Shōnagon]
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Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese noblewoman and writer best known as the author of *The Tale of Genji*, often considered the world’s first novel.
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Itō Sukeyuki
Itō Sukeyuki was a Japanese admiral who became prominent as a leading naval commander during Japan’s early modern wars and the country’s rise as a maritime power.
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Hisako Nagayama
Hisako Nagayama was the wife of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was a prominent military leader during World War II.
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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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E.
Sayako Kuroda
Sayako Kuroda, formerly Princess Sayako of Japan, is the only daughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko who left the imperial family upon her marriage to a commoner.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sei Shōnagon Target entity description: Sei Shōnagon was a Japanese court lady and writer best known for her witty and observant miscellany "The Pillow Book," a classic of Heian-era literature.
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A.
Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese noblewoman and writer best known as the author of *The Tale of Genji*, often considered the world’s first novel.
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B.
Itō Sukeyuki
Itō Sukeyuki was a Japanese admiral who became prominent as a leading naval commander during Japan’s early modern wars and the country’s rise as a maritime power.
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C.
Hisako Nagayama
Hisako Nagayama was the wife of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was a prominent military leader during World War II.
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D.
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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E.
Sayako Kuroda
Sayako Kuroda, formerly Princess Sayako of Japan, is the only daughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko who left the imperial family upon her marriage to a commoner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period person
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Japanese writer ⓘ court lady ⓘ diarist ⓘ essayist ⓘ female writer ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Murasaki Shikibu ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| court |
Imperial court of Japan (historically)
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surface form:
Imperial court of Japan
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| culture |
Heian period
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surface form:
Heian Japan
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| era | classical Japanese literature ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
court culture
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literature ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 11th century
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late 10th century ⓘ |
| genre |
diary literature
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essay ⓘ zuihitsu ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCanon | Japanese classical canon ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese essay tradition
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zuihitsu genre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Heian court literature ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Makura no Sōshi
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The Pillow Book ⓘ |
| occupation |
lady-in-waiting
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poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| period | Heian period ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
keen observer of court life
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sharp-tongued ⓘ |
| servedAtCourtOf |
Empress Shōshi
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surface form:
Empress Teishi
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| subjectOf | Heian literature studies ⓘ |
| The Pillow Book |
considered literary classic
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important source on Heian court life ⓘ |
| workFeatures |
anecdotes
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court gossip ⓘ descriptions of nature ⓘ lists ⓘ personal reflections ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
aphoristic
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observational ⓘ witty ⓘ |
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Subject: Sei Shōnagon Description of subject: Sei Shōnagon was a Japanese court lady and writer best known for her witty and observant miscellany "The Pillow Book," a classic of Heian-era literature.
Referenced by (6)
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