nakao
shinnō

The Architect of Aesthetic Taste and Landscape Harmony Nakao Shinnō (1397–1471) stands as a towering figure in Japanese art history—a true embodiment of the dōbōshū ideal: artist, connoisseur, and scholar serving the Ashikaga shogunate. Born in Kyoto during the tumultuous Muromachi period, Shinnō's life coincided …