What he took from Japanese prints differs from sheet to sheet
Sources
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- About the collection of Japanese prints – Van Gogh Museum
Print collection, emulation of contour and colour field, Hiroshige motifs
Images and captions

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