Sen Dōan
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Sen Dōan was a Japanese tea master of the Sen family lineage, known as a son of Sen no Rikyū who helped continue and transmit his father's influential wabi-cha tea ceremony tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sen Dōan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6864558 — 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: Sen Dōan Context triple: [Sen no Rikyū, child, Sen Dōan]
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A.
Hara Sankei
Hara Sankei was a Japanese businessman and art patron best known for creating and developing the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama.
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B.
Tatsuno Kingo
Tatsuno Kingo was a prominent Japanese architect of the Meiji era, best known for pioneering Western-style brick architecture in Japan and designing landmark buildings such as Tokyo Station.
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C.
Sanjo Sanetomi
Sanjo Sanetomi was a prominent Japanese court noble and statesman of the late Edo and early Meiji periods who played a key role in the Meiji Restoration and early modern government.
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D.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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E.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
- 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: Sen Dōan Target entity description: Sen Dōan was a Japanese tea master of the Sen family lineage, known as a son of Sen no Rikyū who helped continue and transmit his father's influential wabi-cha tea ceremony tradition.
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A.
Hara Sankei
Hara Sankei was a Japanese businessman and art patron best known for creating and developing the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama.
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B.
Tatsuno Kingo
Tatsuno Kingo was a prominent Japanese architect of the Meiji era, best known for pioneering Western-style brick architecture in Japan and designing landmark buildings such as Tokyo Station.
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C.
Sanjo Sanetomi
Sanjo Sanetomi was a prominent Japanese court noble and statesman of the late Edo and early Meiji periods who played a key role in the Meiji Restoration and early modern government.
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D.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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E.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese tea master
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historical figure ⓘ member of the Sen family ⓘ |
| aestheticOrientation | wabi-sabi ⓘ |
| associatedDiscipline |
Japanese aesthetics
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hospitality arts ⓘ |
| associatedWith | tea ceremony schools descended from Sen no Rikyū ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | chanoyu culture ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| era |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
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early Edo period ⓘ
linked to:
Edo period
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| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyRelation | son of Sen no Rikyū ⓘ |
| father | Sen no Rikyū ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Japanese tea ceremony
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wabi-cha ⓘ |
| genre | chanoyu (tea ceremony) ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | tea master lineage of Sen no Rikyū ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sen no Rikyū ⓘ |
| knownFor |
practice of wabi-cha
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role in early Sen family tea lineage ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to the continuity of Rikyū’s tea tradition
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influenced later Sen family tea masters ⓘ |
| movement | wabi-cha ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Sen family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuing his father’s tea ceremony lineage
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helping transmit wabi-cha within the Sen family ⓘ |
| occupation | tea master ⓘ |
| partOf | lineage of Sen no Rikyū ⓘ |
| religionOrPhilosophy | Zen-influenced aesthetics ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
preserver of wabi-cha aesthetics
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transmitter of Sen no Rikyū’s tea ceremony style ⓘ |
| tradition | Japanese tea ceremony ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sen Dōan Description of subject: Sen Dōan was a Japanese tea master of the Sen family lineage, known as a son of Sen no Rikyū who helped continue and transmit his father's influential wabi-cha tea ceremony tradition.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.