Sasa-rindō
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Sasa-rindō is a traditional Japanese family crest (kamon) featuring gentian flowers and bamboo grass, famously associated with the Uesugi clan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sasa-rindō canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10978535 — 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: Sasa-rindō Context triple: [Uesugi clan, clanCrest, Sasa-rindō]
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A.
Sasaima
Sasaima is a small town and municipality in the Gualivá Province of the Cundinamarca Department in central Colombia, known for its warm climate and agricultural production.
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B.
Kusamakura
Kusamakura is a 1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki that blends poetic prose, philosophical reflection, and aesthetic contemplation through the journey of an artist in a remote mountain hot-spring village.
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C.
Fukusaki
Fukusaki is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural setting and association with folklorist Kunio Yanagita.
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D.
Takamikura
Takamikura is the ornate imperial throne used in Kyoto for the enthronement ceremonies of Japanese emperors.
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E.
Kashiwa-no-ha
Kashiwa-no-ha is a modern, planned district in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, known for its smart-city initiatives, research institutions, and residential developments centered around Kashiwa-no-ha Campus Station.
- 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: Sasa-rindō Target entity description: Sasa-rindō is a traditional Japanese family crest (kamon) featuring gentian flowers and bamboo grass, famously associated with the Uesugi clan.
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A.
Sasaima
Sasaima is a small town and municipality in the Gualivá Province of the Cundinamarca Department in central Colombia, known for its warm climate and agricultural production.
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B.
Kusamakura
Kusamakura is a 1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki that blends poetic prose, philosophical reflection, and aesthetic contemplation through the journey of an artist in a remote mountain hot-spring village.
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C.
Fukusaki
Fukusaki is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural setting and association with folklorist Kunio Yanagita.
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D.
Takamikura
Takamikura is the ornate imperial throne used in Kyoto for the enthronement ceremonies of Japanese emperors.
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E.
Kashiwa-no-ha
Kashiwa-no-ha is a modern, planned district in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, known for its smart-city initiatives, research institutions, and residential developments centered around Kashiwa-no-ha Campus Station.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese family crest
ⓘ
kamon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Uesugi Kenshin
ⓘ
Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese emblems
ⓘ
Japanese heraldic symbols ⓘ clan crests ⓘ |
| colorScheme | monochrome ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese samurai culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
bamboo grass
ⓘ
gentian flowers ⓘ |
| elementOf | Japanese crest tradition ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
Edo period
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Sengoku period ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| motifType | botanical motif ⓘ |
| script | 笹竜胆 ⓘ |
| shape | circular composition ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
family lineage
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| transliteration |
Sasa-rindo
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Sasa-rindō ⓘ |
| typicalColor |
black on white
ⓘ
white on black ⓘ |
| usedBy | Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
ⓘ
decorative purposes ⓘ identifying family lineage ⓘ |
| usedIn |
heraldry
ⓘ
samurai heraldry ⓘ |
| usedOn |
armor
ⓘ
banners ⓘ battle standards ⓘ family documents ⓘ formal garments ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Japanese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sasa-rindō Description of subject: Sasa-rindō is a traditional Japanese family crest (kamon) featuring gentian flowers and bamboo grass, famously associated with the Uesugi clan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.