The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
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The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is a 10th-century Japanese prose narrative often considered the oldest surviving work of Japanese fiction, telling the story of the celestial maiden Princess Kaguya found as a baby inside a glowing bamboo stalk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16837468 — 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 Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Context triple: [Heian court literature, notableWork, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter]
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Ise Monogatari
Ise Monogatari is a classic Japanese uta monogatari (poem tale) that weaves together episodes of courtly romance and travel, traditionally associated with the poet Ariwara no Narihira.
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Yoshida no Himatsuri
Yoshida no Himatsuri is a traditional summer fire festival held in Fujiyoshida, Japan, celebrated for its dramatic torch processions and rituals honoring Mount Fuji’s deities.
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Yata no Kagami
Yata no Kagami is the legendary eight-sided sacred mirror of Shinto, revered as one of Japan’s Three Imperial Regalia and symbolizing wisdom and truth.
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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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Makura no Sōshi
Makura no Sōshi is a classic Heian-period Japanese work of zuihitsu (miscellany) literature, consisting of essays, lists, and observations about court life written by the lady-in-waiting Sei Shōnagon.
- 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 Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Target entity description: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is a 10th-century Japanese prose narrative often considered the oldest surviving work of Japanese fiction, telling the story of the celestial maiden Princess Kaguya found as a baby inside a glowing bamboo stalk.
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A.
Ise Monogatari
Ise Monogatari is a classic Japanese uta monogatari (poem tale) that weaves together episodes of courtly romance and travel, traditionally associated with the poet Ariwara no Narihira.
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B.
Yoshida no Himatsuri
Yoshida no Himatsuri is a traditional summer fire festival held in Fujiyoshida, Japan, celebrated for its dramatic torch processions and rituals honoring Mount Fuji’s deities.
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C.
Yata no Kagami
Yata no Kagami is the legendary eight-sided sacred mirror of Shinto, revered as one of Japan’s Three Imperial Regalia and symbolizing wisdom and truth.
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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.
Makura no Sōshi
Makura no Sōshi is a classic Heian-period Japanese work of zuihitsu (miscellany) literature, consisting of essays, lists, and observations about court life written by the lady-in-waiting Sei Shōnagon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.