The Japanese Family Storehouse
E414602
The Japanese Family Storehouse is a late 17th-century work by Ihara Saikaku that vividly portrays the lives, values, and economic concerns of Japan’s urban merchant class through a series of realistic, often satirical stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Japanese Family Storehouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4138554 — 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 Japanese Family Storehouse Context triple: [Ihara Saikaku, notableWork, The Japanese Family Storehouse]
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A.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
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B.
Okusha Hohaisho
Okusha Hohaisho is an inner worship hall at Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine complex, serving as a key site for venerating the Inari deity.
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C.
Shōrai mokuroku
Shōrai mokuroku is a seminal esoteric Buddhist text attributed to the Japanese monk Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai), outlining doctrinal teachings and ritual practices that helped shape Shingon Buddhism.
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D.
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
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E.
Japanese House and Garden
The Japanese House and Garden is a traditional Japanese-style residence and landscaped garden in Philadelphia that showcases Japanese architecture, culture, and horticultural design.
- 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 Japanese Family Storehouse Target entity description: The Japanese Family Storehouse is a late 17th-century work by Ihara Saikaku that vividly portrays the lives, values, and economic concerns of Japan’s urban merchant class through a series of realistic, often satirical stories.
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A.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
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B.
Okusha Hohaisho
Okusha Hohaisho is an inner worship hall at Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine complex, serving as a key site for venerating the Inari deity.
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C.
Shōrai mokuroku
Shōrai mokuroku is a seminal esoteric Buddhist text attributed to the Japanese monk Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai), outlining doctrinal teachings and ritual practices that helped shape Shingon Buddhism.
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D.
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
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E.
Japanese House and Garden
The Japanese House and Garden is a traditional Japanese-style residence and landscaped garden in Philadelphia that showcases Japanese architecture, culture, and horticultural design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Ihara Saikaku ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depicts |
chōnin (townspeople) culture
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economic concerns of merchants ⓘ family life of merchants ⓘ moral values of the merchant class ⓘ urban merchant class in Japan ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
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satirical literature ⓘ ukiyo-zōshi ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
depictions of merchant ethics in Japanese literature
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later Japanese realist prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | ukiyo-zōshi tradition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | series of short stories ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
realistic
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satirical ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Ihara Saikaku’s merchant-class works ⓘ |
| setting | Japanese urban centers ⓘ |
| theme |
family responsibility
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money and commerce ⓘ moral lessons about wealth ⓘ social satire ⓘ thrift and frugality ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Edo period Japan
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linked to:
Edo period
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| workExampleOf | portrayal of chōnin ethics in Edo literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Japanese Family Storehouse Description of subject: The Japanese Family Storehouse is a late 17th-century work by Ihara Saikaku that vividly portrays the lives, values, and economic concerns of Japan’s urban merchant class through a series of realistic, often satirical stories.
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