Utagawa Hiroshige (Edo, 1797 - Edo, 12 October 1858) - the famous Arimatsu fabrics near Narumi - the 53 stations of Tokaido (Edo period, 1833-34) - MAO Museo d'Arte Orientale, Turin E' considerato uno tra i principali paesaggisti giapponesi dell'Ottocento e fra i più celebri rappresentanti della corrente artistica Ukiyo-e. La produzione artistica di Hiroshige annovera diversi generi, tra cui stampe di attori, guerrieri, cortigiane, ma l'oggetto principale della sua arte fu la natura nelle sue molteplici espressioni. Hiroshige ebbe straordinaria influenza sulla pittura europea di fine Ottocento. Principalmente sull'impressionismo e post-impressionismo, venendo imitato da diversi artisti, tra cui Claude Monet e Vincent van Gogh. He is considered one of the main Japanese landscape painters of the nineteenth century and one of the most famous representatives of the Ukiyo-e artistic movement. Hiroshige's artistic production includes several genres, including prints of actors, warriors, courtesans, but the main object of his art was nature in its multiple expressions. Hiroshige had extraordinary influence on European painting of the late nineteenth century. Mainly on impressionism and post-impressionism, being imitated by several artists, including Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh.