Hamada Shōji
E1020921
Hamada Shōji was a renowned Japanese potter and Living National Treasure, celebrated as a leading figure in the 20th-century folk craft (mingei) movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hamada Shōji canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10764980 — 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: Hamada Shōji Context triple: [mingei movement, hasParticipant, Hamada Shōji]
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A.
Satō Norikiyo
Satō Norikiyo, better known by his monastic name Saigyō, was a prominent 12th-century Japanese poet and Buddhist monk celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature and impermanence.
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B.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
Ishizuka Eizō
Ishizuka Eizō was a Japanese colonial administrator who served as a high-ranking official in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Hasegawa Yoshimichi
Hasegawa Yoshimichi was a Japanese colonial administrator who served in a prominent governmental role in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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E.
Hyakutake Seikichi
Hyakutake Seikichi was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who played a significant role during World War II.
- 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: Hamada Shōji Target entity description: Hamada Shōji was a renowned Japanese potter and Living National Treasure, celebrated as a leading figure in the 20th-century folk craft (mingei) movement.
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A.
Satō Norikiyo
Satō Norikiyo, better known by his monastic name Saigyō, was a prominent 12th-century Japanese poet and Buddhist monk celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature and impermanence.
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B.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
Ishizuka Eizō
Ishizuka Eizō was a Japanese colonial administrator who served as a high-ranking official in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Hasegawa Yoshimichi
Hasegawa Yoshimichi was a Japanese colonial administrator who served in a prominent governmental role in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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E.
Hyakutake Seikichi
Hyakutake Seikichi was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who played a significant role during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese potter
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Living National Treasure of Japan ⓘ folk craft artist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
rustic functional ware
ⓘ
slipware decoration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japan Folk Crafts Museum
NERFINISHED
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Leach Pottery NERFINISHED ⓘ Mashiko ware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Property holder)
NERFINISHED
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Order of Culture (Japan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bernard Leach
NERFINISHED
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Yanagi Sōetsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Tokyo Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hamada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ceramics
ⓘ
folk art ⓘ |
| genre | folk pottery ⓘ |
| givenName | Shōji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupationRole | leading figure of 20th-century folk craft movement ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria and Albert Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
British studio pottery
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Japanese studio pottery ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bernard Leach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yanagi Sōetsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
folk craft movement
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mingei movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Hamada Shōji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 濱田庄司 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the mingei movement
ⓘ
revival of traditional Japanese folk pottery ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mashiko ware pottery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
ceramist
ⓘ
potter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mashiko, Tochigi, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Mashiko, Tochigi, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| taught | younger Japanese potters ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
glaze
ⓘ
stoneware ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Mashiko, Tochigi, Japan
NERFINISHED
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St Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hamada Shōji Description of subject: Hamada Shōji was a renowned Japanese potter and Living National Treasure, celebrated as a leading figure in the 20th-century folk craft (mingei) movement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.