Utagawa Hiroshige was a master of ukiyo-e, celebrated for his woodblock prints of landscapes that depicted Japan’s natural beauty and daily life. Active during the Edo period, Hiroshige was deeply influenced by his predecessor, Katsushika Hokusai, especially in his approach to perspective and composition. Western European artists, such as Manet and Monet, collected and studied Hiroshige's compositions: Vincent van Gogh, for instance, painted copies of some Hiroshige prints.