Kiyoshi Awazu
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Kiyoshi Awazu was a pioneering Japanese graphic designer and artist known for his experimental, avant-garde work and influential role in postwar Japanese visual culture.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kiyoshi Awazu canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3046177 — 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: Kiyoshi Awazu Context triple: [Metabolism, keyMember, Kiyoshi Awazu]
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A.
Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Tatsuhiko Kawashima is a Japanese academic and former professor best known as the father of Princess Kiko of the Japanese Imperial Family.
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B.
Takashi Ozaki
Takashi Ozaki was a Japanese mountaineer known for pioneering ascents in remote Asian ranges, including leading the first successful climb of Myanmar’s Hkakabo Razi.
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C.
Nobuyuki Katsube
Nobuyuki Katsube is a Japanese actor known for his roles in film and television, including a starring performance in the drama "Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter."
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D.
Toshio Imanishi
Toshio Imanishi was a Japanese mountaineer renowned for being part of the pioneering team that first climbed Manaslu, one of the world’s highest peaks.
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E.
Kazuyuki Furuya
Kazuyuki Furuya is a Japanese government official who serves as a leading antitrust and competition policy regulator.
- 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: Kiyoshi Awazu Target entity description: Kiyoshi Awazu was a pioneering Japanese graphic designer and artist known for his experimental, avant-garde work and influential role in postwar Japanese visual culture.
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A.
Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Tatsuhiko Kawashima is a Japanese academic and former professor best known as the father of Princess Kiko of the Japanese Imperial Family.
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B.
Takashi Ozaki
Takashi Ozaki was a Japanese mountaineer known for pioneering ascents in remote Asian ranges, including leading the first successful climb of Myanmar’s Hkakabo Razi.
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C.
Nobuyuki Katsube
Nobuyuki Katsube is a Japanese actor known for his roles in film and television, including a starring performance in the drama "Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter."
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D.
Toshio Imanishi
Toshio Imanishi was a Japanese mountaineer renowned for being part of the pioneering team that first climbed Manaslu, one of the world’s highest peaks.
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E.
Kazuyuki Furuya
Kazuyuki Furuya is a Japanese government official who serves as a leading antitrust and competition policy regulator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphic designer
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person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century graphic design
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postwar Japanese design scene ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| era | postwar period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book design
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environmental design ⓘ graphic design ⓘ illustration ⓘ poster design ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural posters
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film posters ⓘ socially engaged design ⓘ theater posters ⓘ |
| hasRole |
key figure in postwar Japanese visual culture
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pioneer of Japanese graphic design ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese graphic design
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postwar Japanese visual culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Japanese avant-garde art
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postwar social movements ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breaking with modernist design conventions
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integrating traditional Japanese motifs with contemporary graphics ⓘ politically and socially conscious visual work ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde
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postwar Japanese art ⓘ postwar Japanese graphic design ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
avant-garde poster work
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experimental graphic design ⓘ influence on postwar Japanese visual culture ⓘ |
| occupation |
art director
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artist ⓘ graphic designer ⓘ illustrator ⓘ poster designer ⓘ |
| style |
avant-garde
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bold color usage ⓘ collage-like compositions ⓘ experimental ⓘ hand-drawn typography ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Japan
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Tokyo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (2)
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