The Pillow Book
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The Pillow Book is a 1996 art-house drama film directed by Peter Greenaway that blends calligraphy, eroticism, and layered visual storytelling in a modern reimagining of a classic Japanese text.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Pillow Book canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17324163 — 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: The Pillow Book Context triple: [Sacha Vierny, notableWork, The Pillow Book]
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A.
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book is a classic Japanese literary work by court lady Sei Shōnagon, consisting of witty, observant essays and lists that vividly depict court life and aesthetics during the Heian period.
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B.
Murasaki Shikibu Diary
The *Murasaki Shikibu Diary* is an 11th-century Heian-period court lady’s diary by the author of *The Tale of Genji*, offering an intimate account of life and politics at the Japanese imperial court.
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C.
The Sarashina Diary
The Sarashina Diary is an 11th-century Japanese memoir by a Heian court lady, renowned for its introspective reflections on life, travel, and the author’s deep fascination with literature.
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D.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji is an 11th-century Japanese literary classic by Murasaki Shikibu, often considered the world’s first novel and a masterpiece of courtly romance and psychological insight.
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E.
Izumi Shikibu Nikki
Izumi Shikibu Nikki is an 11th-century Japanese poetic diary attributed to the court poet Izumi Shikibu, renowned for its intimate waka poetry and depiction of romantic and emotional life at the Heian court.
- 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: The Pillow Book Target entity description: The Pillow Book is a 1996 art-house drama film directed by Peter Greenaway that blends calligraphy, eroticism, and layered visual storytelling in a modern reimagining of a classic Japanese text.
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A.
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book is a classic Japanese literary work by court lady Sei Shōnagon, consisting of witty, observant essays and lists that vividly depict court life and aesthetics during the Heian period.
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B.
Murasaki Shikibu Diary
The *Murasaki Shikibu Diary* is an 11th-century Heian-period court lady’s diary by the author of *The Tale of Genji*, offering an intimate account of life and politics at the Japanese imperial court.
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C.
The Sarashina Diary
The Sarashina Diary is an 11th-century Japanese memoir by a Heian court lady, renowned for its introspective reflections on life, travel, and the author’s deep fascination with literature.
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D.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji is an 11th-century Japanese literary classic by Murasaki Shikibu, often considered the world’s first novel and a masterpiece of courtly romance and psychological insight.
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E.
Izumi Shikibu Nikki
Izumi Shikibu Nikki is an 11th-century Japanese poetic diary attributed to the court poet Izumi Shikibu, renowned for its intimate waka poetry and depiction of romantic and emotional life at the Heian court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.