Triple
T17237312
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lafcadio Hearn |
E418396
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life
Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life is a 1896 collection of essays by Lafcadio Hearn that explores Japanese culture, psychology, and spirituality from an intimate, reflective perspective.
|
E1257999
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life | Statement: [Lafcadio Hearn, notableWork, Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life Context triple: [Lafcadio Hearn, notableWork, Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life]
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A.
The Spirit of Japanese Art
"The Spirit of Japanese Art" is a critical and interpretive work by poet and critic Yone Noguchi that explores the aesthetics, philosophy, and cultural significance of traditional Japanese art for a largely Western readership.
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B.
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a landmark 1946 anthropological study that analyzes Japanese culture and social structure, especially concepts of honor, obligation, and shame, from an American perspective during World War II.
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C.
Yoshida Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness
Yoshida Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness is a classic 14th-century Japanese collection of reflective and aphoristic essays that meditate on impermanence, aesthetics, and the fleeting nature of human life.
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D.
The Soul of the Far East
The Soul of the Far East is an 1888 book by American astronomer and writer Percival Lowell that offers a reflective, often romanticized study of East Asian culture and psychology, especially that of Japan.
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E.
Jūjūshinron
Jūjūshinron is a foundational Buddhist treatise that systematically outlines the progressive stages of mental and spiritual development on the path to enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life Triple: [Lafcadio Hearn, notableWork, Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life]
Generated description
Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life is a 1896 collection of essays by Lafcadio Hearn that explores Japanese culture, psychology, and spirituality from an intimate, reflective perspective.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life Target entity description: Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life is a 1896 collection of essays by Lafcadio Hearn that explores Japanese culture, psychology, and spirituality from an intimate, reflective perspective.
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A.
The Spirit of Japanese Art
"The Spirit of Japanese Art" is a critical and interpretive work by poet and critic Yone Noguchi that explores the aesthetics, philosophy, and cultural significance of traditional Japanese art for a largely Western readership.
-
B.
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a landmark 1946 anthropological study that analyzes Japanese culture and social structure, especially concepts of honor, obligation, and shame, from an American perspective during World War II.
-
C.
Yoshida Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness
Yoshida Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness is a classic 14th-century Japanese collection of reflective and aphoristic essays that meditate on impermanence, aesthetics, and the fleeting nature of human life.
-
D.
The Soul of the Far East
The Soul of the Far East is an 1888 book by American astronomer and writer Percival Lowell that offers a reflective, often romanticized study of East Asian culture and psychology, especially that of Japan.
-
E.
Jūjūshinron
Jūjūshinron is a foundational Buddhist treatise that systematically outlines the progressive stages of mental and spiritual development on the path to enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d886d8e96081909870bff6c3d0bf09 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e42dfcf2608190b6935b79ea2ae946 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01676596a48190ae17a411b86e613e |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0168a45fc881908540d142db1ed1e9 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a01692c44c881908cd986ad6cf10596 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:39 a.m.