Ōtomo no Yakamochi
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Ōtomo no Yakamochi was an 8th-century Japanese court noble and one of the most prominent poets of the Nara period, traditionally regarded as a principal compiler of the Man'yōshū anthology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ōtomo no Yakamochi canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ōtomo no Yakamochi Context triple: [Man'yōshū, notablePoet, Ōtomo no Yakamochi]
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Ki no Tsurayuki
Ki no Tsurayuki was a prominent Japanese court poet, critic, and diarist of the early Heian period, best known as the principal compiler of the Kokin Wakashū and author of the Tosa Diary.
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Man'yōshū
Man'yōshū is Japan’s oldest and one of its most important anthologies of classical poetry, compiled in the 8th century and celebrated for its linguistic richness and diverse voices.
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Man'yōgana
Man'yōgana is an ancient Japanese writing system that used Chinese characters phonetically and served as a precursor to the modern hiragana and katakana syllabaries.
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Ō no Yasumaro
Ō no Yasumaro was an early 8th-century Japanese noble and scholar best known for compiling the Kojiki, one of Japan’s oldest extant chronicles of myths, legends, and early history.
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Kokin Wakashū
Kokin Wakashū is an early 10th-century imperial anthology of Japanese waka poetry that became a foundational model for classical Japanese literature and poetic aesthetics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ōtomo no Yakamochi Target entity description: Ōtomo no Yakamochi was an 8th-century Japanese court noble and one of the most prominent poets of the Nara period, traditionally regarded as a principal compiler of the Man'yōshū anthology.
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A.
Ki no Tsurayuki
Ki no Tsurayuki was a prominent Japanese court poet, critic, and diarist of the early Heian period, best known as the principal compiler of the Kokin Wakashū and author of the Tosa Diary.
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B.
Man'yōshū
Man'yōshū is Japan’s oldest and one of its most important anthologies of classical poetry, compiled in the 8th century and celebrated for its linguistic richness and diverse voices.
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C.
Man'yōgana
Man'yōgana is an ancient Japanese writing system that used Chinese characters phonetically and served as a precursor to the modern hiragana and katakana syllabaries.
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D.
Ō no Yasumaro
Ō no Yasumaro was an early 8th-century Japanese noble and scholar best known for compiling the Kojiki, one of Japan’s oldest extant chronicles of myths, legends, and early history.
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E.
Kokin Wakashū
Kokin Wakashū is an early 10th-century imperial anthology of Japanese waka poetry that became a foundational model for classical Japanese literature and poetic aesthetics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese poet
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Nara-period person ⓘ court noble ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | compilation of the Man'yōshū ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Nara ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major classical Japanese poet ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most prominent poets of the Nara period ⓘ |
| era |
Nara period
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surface form:
Tenpyō era
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| fieldOfWork |
literature
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poetry ⓘ |
| floruit | 8th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | waka poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later Japanese waka poets ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection | many poems preserved in the Man'yōshū ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key figure in formation of Japanese poetic canon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on early Japanese poetry
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large number of poems in the Man'yōshū ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Classical Japanese
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Old Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
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surface form:
Man'yōshū poets
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| memberOf | Ōtomo clan ⓘ |
| nameInJapanese | 大伴家持 ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Ōtomo clan ⓘ |
| notableWork | Man'yōshū ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
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government official ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| partOf | early Japanese literary tradition ⓘ |
| period | Nara period ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
court official in the Nara court
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provincial governor ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism (historical context)
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Shinto (historical context) ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
contributing poet to the Man'yōshū
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principal compiler of the Man'yōshū ⓘ |
| style |
court poetry
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personal and reflective waka ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
reign of Emperor Shōmu
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reign of Empress Kōken ⓘ |
| traditionallyRegardedAs | one of the four great Man'yōshū poets ⓘ |
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Subject: Ōtomo no Yakamochi Description of subject: Ōtomo no Yakamochi was an 8th-century Japanese court noble and one of the most prominent poets of the Nara period, traditionally regarded as a principal compiler of the Man'yōshū anthology.
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