Otsu-e paintings
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Otsu-e paintings are a traditional Japanese folk art style from the city of Ōtsu, known for their bold, colorful depictions of deities, demons, and everyday characters sold as popular talismans and souvenirs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Otsu-e folk paintings tradition | 1 |
| Otsu-e paintings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7192172 — 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: Otsu-e paintings Context triple: [Otsu, hasTraditionalCraft, Otsu-e paintings]
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Utagawa school
The Utagawa school was a major Japanese ukiyo-e art school of the Edo and Meiji periods, known for its prolific production of woodblock prints and for training many of the era’s most influential printmakers.
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Bunka-kunshō
Bunka-kunshō is a prestigious Japanese honor awarded by the government to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to culture, the arts, and academia.
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Kaga lacquerware
Kaga lacquerware is a traditional Japanese craft from the former Kaga Province, renowned for its richly decorated lacquer objects featuring intricate designs and refined techniques.
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Kutani ware ceramics
Kutani ware ceramics are a traditional style of Japanese porcelain renowned for their vivid overglaze enamels and intricate, colorful designs that originated in the Edo period.
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One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo is a celebrated series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige that vividly depicts landscapes and everyday life in 19th-century Tokyo (then Edo).
- 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: Otsu-e paintings Target entity description: Otsu-e paintings are a traditional Japanese folk art style from the city of Ōtsu, known for their bold, colorful depictions of deities, demons, and everyday characters sold as popular talismans and souvenirs.
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A.
Utagawa school
The Utagawa school was a major Japanese ukiyo-e art school of the Edo and Meiji periods, known for its prolific production of woodblock prints and for training many of the era’s most influential printmakers.
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B.
Bunka-kunshō
Bunka-kunshō is a prestigious Japanese honor awarded by the government to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to culture, the arts, and academia.
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C.
Kaga lacquerware
Kaga lacquerware is a traditional Japanese craft from the former Kaga Province, renowned for its richly decorated lacquer objects featuring intricate designs and refined techniques.
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D.
Kutani ware ceramics
Kutani ware ceramics are a traditional style of Japanese porcelain renowned for their vivid overglaze enamels and intricate, colorful designs that originated in the Edo period.
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E.
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo is a celebrated series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige that vividly depicts landscapes and everyday life in 19th-century Tokyo (then Edo).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese folk painting
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religious folk art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
folk beliefs
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good fortune ⓘ household protection ⓘ pilgrimage routes ⓘ popular Buddhism ⓘ traffic safety talismans ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developedIn | Edo period ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional art
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folk art ⓘ talismanic art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bold outlines
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flat color areas ⓘ hand-applied colors ⓘ humorous elements ⓘ moralizing themes ⓘ short inscriptions ⓘ simple compositions ⓘ woodblock-printed outlines ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
bold
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colorful ⓘ didactic ⓘ naive style ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Japanese popular prints
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manga caricature traditions ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Kansai region
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Shiga Prefecture ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
ink
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mineral pigments ⓘ paper ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fujimusume (Wisteria Maiden)
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Hyōtan kara koma (Horse from a Gourd) ⓘ Hōkaibō (Rogue priest) ⓘ Oni no Nenbutsu (Demon Chanting Buddhist Prayers) ⓘ Shōki (Zhong Kui demon-queller) ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ōtsu ⓘ |
| productionMethod | mass-produced for travelers ⓘ |
| soldAt |
Tōkaidō road
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linked to:
Tōkaidō
post stations around Ōtsu ⓘ |
| typicalSubject |
Buddhist deities
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Shinto deities ⓘ animals ⓘ demons ⓘ everyday people ⓘ folk heroes ⓘ lucky symbols ⓘ ogres ⓘ |
| use |
didactic image
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protective charm ⓘ souvenir ⓘ talisman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Otsu-e paintings Description of subject: Otsu-e paintings are a traditional Japanese folk art style from the city of Ōtsu, known for their bold, colorful depictions of deities, demons, and everyday characters sold as popular talismans and souvenirs.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Otsu-e paintings