Wou-Ki
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Wou-Ki is the given name of Zao Wou-Ki, a renowned Chinese-French painter known for his lyrical abstract works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wou-Ki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10563556 — 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: Wou-Ki Context triple: [Zao Wou-Ki, givenName, Wou-Ki]
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A.
Wako
Wako is a suburban city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, located on the northern outskirts of Tokyo and known as a residential and commuter hub.
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B.
Kwan
Kwan is a Chinese-origin surname shared by many individuals, including the renowned American figure skater Michelle Kwan.
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C.
Kwang-chou
Kwang-chou is an alternative romanization of Guangzhou, the major port city and economic hub in southern China historically known in the West as Canton.
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D.
Wulian
Wulian is a county-level city in eastern China’s Shandong province, known for its mountainous scenery and location on the Shandong Peninsula.
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E.
Wajin
Wajin is a historical term used in East Asia to refer to the ethnic Japanese people, particularly those of the Yamato cultural and political core.
- 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: Wou-Ki Target entity description: Wou-Ki is the given name of Zao Wou-Ki, a renowned Chinese-French painter known for his lyrical abstract works.
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A.
Wako
Wako is a suburban city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, located on the northern outskirts of Tokyo and known as a residential and commuter hub.
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B.
Kwan
Kwan is a Chinese-origin surname shared by many individuals, including the renowned American figure skater Michelle Kwan.
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C.
Kwang-chou
Kwang-chou is an alternative romanization of Guangzhou, the major port city and economic hub in southern China historically known in the West as Canton.
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D.
Wulian
Wulian is a county-level city in eastern China’s Shandong province, known for its mountainous scenery and location on the Shandong Peninsula.
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E.
Wajin
Wajin is a historical term used in East Asia to refer to the ethnic Japanese people, particularly those of the Yamato cultural and political core.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painter
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commandeur de la Légion d’honneur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Officier de l’Ordre national du Mérite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Zhao Wou-Ki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-02-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-04-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
China Academy of Art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hangzhou National College of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Zao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | painting ⓘ |
| genre | abstract landscape ⓘ |
| givenName | Wou-Ki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Henri Matisse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Klee NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Soulages NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Chinese painting ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fusion of Eastern and Western aesthetics
ⓘ
large-scale canvases ⓘ lyrical abstract paintings ⓘ |
| language |
Chinese
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Académie des Beaux-Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Tachisme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
abstract art ⓘ lyrical abstraction ⓘ |
| nationality |
Chinese
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| nativeName | 趙無極 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExhibitionLocation |
Asia Society, New York
GENERATED
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Galerie de France GENERATED ⓘ Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris GENERATED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Nyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| signatureWork | Hommage à Claude Monet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Françoise Marquet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lalan NERFINISHED ⓘ May Zao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | non-figurative painting ⓘ |
| workLocation |
France
ⓘ
Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| yearMovedToParis | 1948 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wou-Ki Description of subject: Wou-Ki is the given name of Zao Wou-Ki, a renowned Chinese-French painter known for his lyrical abstract works.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.