Ohara school
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The Ohara school is a prominent Japanese ikebana school known for pioneering naturalistic and landscape-style flower arrangements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ohara school canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11749618 — 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: Ohara school Context triple: [Ikebana, hasSchool, Ohara school]
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A.
Tanaka school
Tanaka school is a Japanese political faction associated with influential postwar Liberal Democratic Party leader Kakuei Tanaka.
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B.
Ōbaku school
The Ōbaku school is a Japanese Zen Buddhist tradition, originally imported from Ming China in the 17th century, known for blending Chinese Chan practices with Japanese Zen and Pure Land elements.
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C.
Shinshū Ōtani-ha
Shinshū Ōtani-ha is a major branch of Jōdo Shinshū (True Pure Land) Buddhism in Japan, known for its headquarters at Higashi Hongan-ji in Kyoto and its emphasis on faith in Amida Buddha’s vow.
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D.
Nikai school
Nikai school is a political faction or group associated with the Nikai faction, likely centered around the leadership or ideology of a figure named Nikai.
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E.
Tanaka-ha
Tanaka-ha is a Japanese political faction associated with influential postwar Liberal Democratic Party leader Kakuei Tanaka and his supporters.
- 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: Ohara school Target entity description: The Ohara school is a prominent Japanese ikebana school known for pioneering naturalistic and landscape-style flower arrangements.
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A.
Tanaka school
Tanaka school is a Japanese political faction associated with influential postwar Liberal Democratic Party leader Kakuei Tanaka.
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B.
Ōbaku school
The Ōbaku school is a Japanese Zen Buddhist tradition, originally imported from Ming China in the 17th century, known for blending Chinese Chan practices with Japanese Zen and Pure Land elements.
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C.
Shinshū Ōtani-ha
Shinshū Ōtani-ha is a major branch of Jōdo Shinshū (True Pure Land) Buddhism in Japan, known for its headquarters at Higashi Hongan-ji in Kyoto and its emphasis on faith in Amida Buddha’s vow.
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D.
Nikai school
Nikai school is a political faction or group associated with the Nikai faction, likely centered around the leadership or ideology of a figure named Nikai.
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E.
Tanaka-ha
Tanaka-ha is a Japanese political faction associated with influential postwar Liberal Democratic Party leader Kakuei Tanaka and his supporters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese cultural organization
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ikebana school ⓘ |
| aims | to express the beauty of nature through flowers ⓘ |
| artForm | floral art ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese traditional arts ⓘ |
| field | Japanese flower arrangement ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
harmony between plants and containers
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representation of natural scenery in arrangements ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ohara Unshin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Ohara Unshin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | ikebana ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
holding ikebana classes
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organizing exhibitions ⓘ publishing educational materials ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on natural growth patterns
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emphasis on seasonal expression ⓘ focus on landscape representation ⓘ use of shallow containers in some styles ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary ikebana practice
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international perception of Japanese flower arrangement ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ohara school Tokyo headquarters
NERFINISHED
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Ohara school regional chapters ⓘ |
| hasStudent | ikebana practitioners worldwide ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Japan
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
natural landscapes
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traditional Japanese aesthetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
landscape-style flower arrangements
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naturalistic flower arrangements ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| movement | modern ikebana ⓘ |
| notableStyle |
landscape-style arrangements
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naturalistic style ⓘ |
| practice |
arrangement of seasonal flowers
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use of naturalistic plant materials ⓘ |
| teaches |
aesthetic principles of Japanese flower arrangement
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ikebana techniques ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
branches
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flowers ⓘ leaves ⓘ other plant materials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ohara school Description of subject: The Ohara school is a prominent Japanese ikebana school known for pioneering naturalistic and landscape-style flower arrangements.
Referenced by (1)
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