The landscape is the mirror of the heart.

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Utagawa Hiroshige

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Born in Edo in 1797, Hiroshige elevated ukiyo-e landscape art with The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido. His atmospheric perspective and seasonal sensitivity deeply influenced European Impressionism.

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One should capture the spirit of things, not merely copy their form.

Every season has its beauty; every rain its poetry.

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One should capture the spirit of things, not merely copy their form.

-- Utagawa Hiroshige

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