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

東路にふでをのこして旅のそら 西のみくにの名ところを見ん

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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