Mino

Mino lies in western Iwami around Masuda, where the Masuda family held the mountain castle of Nanao. A town grew between the castle and the family's residence below. In the fifteenth century Masuda Kanetaka invited the painter Sesshū, who is associated with gardens at local temples as well as portraits of his patron. These works reflect the cultural life that flourished under the regional lords of Iwami.