Utagawa’s work is defined by its japanese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Sketch for Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views in Omi Province (Omi hakkei)"
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

A Picture of Prosperity: America (Amerika shin no zu)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826-1869

Tsuten-kyo Bridge, Tofuku Temple, Kyoto (Kyoto Tofukuji Tsutenkyo bashi) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Image of a Whale Hunt at Goto, Hizen Province (Hizen Goto geiryo no zu), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Actual View of Kata Bay, Kishu Province (Kishu kata no ura shinkei), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Hase Temple, Yamato Province (Yamato Hasedera) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Actual View of Mount Tate, Etchu Province (Etchu Tateyama shinkei) "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)"
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Night Rain at the Paulownia Grove at Akasaka (Akasaka Kiribatake uchu yukei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826-1869

Actual View of Hirose, Unshu Province (Unshu hirose shinkei) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Kintai Bridge at Iwakuni, Suo (Boshu) Province from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of the Various Provinces”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Aerial View of Hara, Suruga Province (Suruga haru no fukei), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Actual View of Muro Harbor, Banshu Province (Banshu Muro-tsu shinkei) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Ochiai Bridge, Mino Province (Mino Ochiai bashi) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Actual View of Shimotani, Hoki Province (Hoki Shimotani shinkei), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Catching Lampreys, Eels, and Red Rockfish on Lake Suwa, Shinshu Province from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Harbor of Chinese Ships, Nagasaki, Hizen Province (Hizen Nagasaki karafune no zu) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Actual View of Matsu Island, Oshu Province (Oshu Matsushima shinkei) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

The Interior of the Gankiro in Yokohama (Yokohama Gankiro mikomi no zu)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826-1869

The Nunobiki Waterfall, Sesshu Province (Sesshu Nunobiki no taki), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826–1869

Mushroom Gathering at Kumano in Kii Province (Kishu Kumano iwatake tori) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Japanese, 1826-1869