Hōshin Myōju
E623301
Hōshin Myōju was the wife of the famed Japanese tea master Sen no Rikyū, associated with the cultural milieu surrounding the development of wabi-cha tea ceremony aesthetics in the late Sengoku period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hōshin Myōju canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6864557 — 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: Hōshin Myōju Context triple: [Sen no Rikyū, spouse, Hōshin Myōju]
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A.
Tōshō
Tōshō is the commonly used Japanese abbreviation for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest and most influential stock markets.
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B.
Yahashira-no-Mikogami
Yahashira-no-Mikogami is a Shinto deity venerated at Yasaka Shrine, associated with protection and blessings for worshippers.
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C.
Shichifukujin
Shichifukujin are the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese folklore, a group of deities believed to bring good fortune, prosperity, and happiness.
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D.
Tōshō Daigongen
Tōshō Daigongen is the deified title of Tokugawa Ieyasu, venerated as a protective Shinto deity and founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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E.
Shinto Taikyo
Shinto Taikyo is a Shinto religious sect in Japan that emphasizes traditional Shinto rituals and teachings within the broader framework of Sect Shinto.
- 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: Hōshin Myōju Target entity description: Hōshin Myōju was the wife of the famed Japanese tea master Sen no Rikyū, associated with the cultural milieu surrounding the development of wabi-cha tea ceremony aesthetics in the late Sengoku period.
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A.
Tōshō
Tōshō is the commonly used Japanese abbreviation for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest and most influential stock markets.
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B.
Yahashira-no-Mikogami
Yahashira-no-Mikogami is a Shinto deity venerated at Yasaka Shrine, associated with protection and blessings for worshippers.
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C.
Shichifukujin
Shichifukujin are the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese folklore, a group of deities believed to bring good fortune, prosperity, and happiness.
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D.
Tōshō Daigongen
Tōshō Daigongen is the deified title of Tokugawa Ieyasu, venerated as a protective Shinto deity and founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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E.
Shinto Taikyo
Shinto Taikyo is a Shinto religious sect in Japan that emphasizes traditional Shinto rituals and teachings within the broader framework of Sect Shinto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late Sengoku period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese tea ceremony
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Sen family tea culture ⓘ merchant city of Sakai ⓘ tea ceremony aesthetics ⓘ tea masters of the Sengoku period ⓘ wabi-cha ⓘ wabi-sabi aesthetics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity | tea culture milieu ⓘ |
| genre | chanoyu cultural sphere ⓘ |
| influencedBy | cultural environment of late Sengoku Japan ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Japanese ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Sen no Rikyū ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the wife of tea master Sen no Rikyū ⓘ |
| partOf | cultural circle of Sen no Rikyū ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism (inferred, typical of milieu; not specifically documented) ⓘ |
| residence | Sakai, Japan ⓘ |
| spouseOf |
Sen no Rikyū
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Sen no Rikyū (1522–1591) ⓘ
linked to:
Sen no Rikyū
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| timePeriod | 16th century Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hōshin Myōju Description of subject: Hōshin Myōju was the wife of the famed Japanese tea master Sen no Rikyū, associated with the cultural milieu surrounding the development of wabi-cha tea ceremony aesthetics in the late Sengoku period.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.