Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery
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The Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery is a historic art museum in Tokyo renowned for its large collection of paintings depicting the life and achievements of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7314349 — 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: Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery Context triple: [Meiji Jingu Gaien area, hasPart, Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery]
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A.
Sumida Hokusai Museum
The Sumida Hokusai Museum is an art museum in Tokyo dedicated to the life and works of ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai, featuring extensive collections of his prints, paintings, and related materials.
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B.
Shoto Museum of Art
Shoto Museum of Art is a small public art museum in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in an intimate setting.
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C.
Ohara Museum of Art
The Ohara Museum of Art is a renowned private art museum in Kurashiki, Japan, best known for being the country’s first museum to permanently exhibit Western art, including works by major European masters.
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D.
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum is Japan’s oldest and largest museum, renowned for its extensive collection of art and archaeological artifacts from Japan and other Asian countries.
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E.
Setagaya Art Museum
Setagaya Art Museum is a public art museum in Tokyo’s Setagaya ward, known for its exhibitions of modern and contemporary art and its location within Kinuta Park.
- 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: Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery Target entity description: The Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery is a historic art museum in Tokyo renowned for its large collection of paintings depicting the life and achievements of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.
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A.
Sumida Hokusai Museum
The Sumida Hokusai Museum is an art museum in Tokyo dedicated to the life and works of ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai, featuring extensive collections of his prints, paintings, and related materials.
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B.
Shoto Museum of Art
Shoto Museum of Art is a small public art museum in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in an intimate setting.
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C.
Ohara Museum of Art
The Ohara Museum of Art is a renowned private art museum in Kurashiki, Japan, best known for being the country’s first museum to permanently exhibit Western art, including works by major European masters.
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D.
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum is Japan’s oldest and largest museum, renowned for its extensive collection of art and archaeological artifacts from Japan and other Asian countries.
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E.
Setagaya Art Museum
Setagaya Art Museum is a public art museum in Tokyo’s Setagaya ward, known for its exhibitions of modern and contemporary art and its location within Kinuta Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
ⓘ
memorial hall ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Masakazu Hori ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| collectionType |
Japanese paintings
ⓘ
historical paintings ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 35.676°N 139.717°E ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Emperor Meiji
ⓘ
Empress Shoken ⓘ
linked to:
Empress Shōken
|
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
paintings depicting the life of Emperor Meiji
ⓘ
paintings depicting the life of Empress Shoken ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central dome
ⓘ
north gallery ⓘ south gallery ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.meijijingugaien.jp/english/art-culture/meiji-memorial-picture-gallery/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 2011 ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Meiji Jingu Gaien
ⓘ
linked to:
Jingu Gaien
Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Minato, Tokyo
ⓘ
linked to:
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Shinjuku ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
life and achievements of Emperor Meiji
ⓘ
modernization of Japan in the Meiji era ⓘ |
| materialUsed | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| nativeName | 聖徳記念絵画館 ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| numberOfArtworks | 80 ⓘ |
| openingHours | generally open daily except certain holidays ⓘ |
| operator |
Meiji Jingu Shrine
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji Shrine
|
| ownedBy |
Meiji Jingu Shrine
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji Shrine
|
| publicTransitAccess |
Aoyama-itchome Station
NERFINISHED
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Shinanomachi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | copper ⓘ |
| significantEvent | completion of all 80 commemorative paintings in 1935 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | paintings of major events of the Meiji era ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery Description of subject: The Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery is a historic art museum in Tokyo renowned for its large collection of paintings depicting the life and achievements of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.
Referenced by (3)
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