Sei Shōnagon

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Sei Shōnagon was a Japanese court lady and writer best known for her witty and observant miscellany "The Pillow Book," a classic of Heian-era literature.

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Generate an image of Sei Shōnagon (Sei Shōnagon was a Japanese court lady and writer best known for her witty and observant miscellany "The Pillow Book," a classic of Heian-era literature.)

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Sei Shōnagon canonical 6
Sei Shonagon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Heian-period person ⓘ
Japanese writer ⓘ
court lady ⓘ
diarist ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
female writer ⓘ
contemporaryOf Murasaki Shikibu ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Japan ⓘ
court Imperial court of Japan ⓘ
culture Heian Japan ⓘ
linked to: Heian period
era classical Japanese literature ⓘ
fieldOfWork court culture ⓘ
literature ⓘ
floruit early 11th century ⓘ
late 10th century ⓘ
genre diary literature ⓘ
essay ⓘ
zuihitsu ⓘ
hasWorkInCanon Japanese classical canon ⓘ
influenced Japanese essay tradition ⓘ
zuihitsu genre ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese ⓘ
literaryMovement Heian court literature ⓘ
nativeLanguage Classical Japanese ⓘ
notableWork Makura no Sōshi ⓘ
The Pillow Book ⓘ
occupation lady-in-waiting ⓘ
poet ⓘ
writer ⓘ
period Heian period ⓘ
portrayedAs keen observer of court life ⓘ
sharp-tongued ⓘ
servedAtCourtOf Empress Teishi ⓘ
linked to: Empress Shōshi
subjectOf Heian literature studies ⓘ
The Pillow Book considered literary classic ⓘ
important source on Heian court life ⓘ
workFeatures anecdotes ⓘ
court gossip ⓘ
descriptions of nature ⓘ
lists ⓘ
personal reflections ⓘ
writingStyle aphoristic ⓘ
observational ⓘ
witty ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heian period → significantPerson → Sei Shōnagon ⓘ
The Pillow Book → author → Sei Shōnagon ⓘ
Empress Shōshi → courtMember → Sei Shōnagon ⓘ
Fujiwara no Shōshi → associatedWith → Sei Shōnagon ⓘ
Makura no Sōshi → author → Sei Shōnagon ⓘ
Heian court literature → notableAuthor → Sei Shōnagon ⓘ
Hyakunin Isshu → containsWorkBy → Sei Shonagon ⓘ
linked to: Sei Shōnagon