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What he took from Japanese prints differs from sheet to sheet

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  1. About the collection of Japanese prints – Van Gogh Museum

    Print collection, emulation of contour and colour field, Hiroshige motifs

Images and captions

Utagawa Hiroshige, Plum Park in Kameido, 1857.
Utagawa Hiroshige, Plum Park in Kameido, 1857.

Utagawa Hiroshige · Public domain. PAFEe4QeeBnqpw at Google Cultural Institute, zoom level maximum

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Utagawa Hiroshige, Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, 1857.
Utagawa Hiroshige, Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, 1857.

Utagawa Hiroshige · Public domain. This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID jpd.02950.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.

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