1857, Utagawa Hiroshige, The Plum Garden at Kameido -- British Museum (London)
From the museum label: Vincent van Gogh bought this faded, later edition of Hiroshige's print around 1887 from the Paris dealer Siegfried Bing. The purple-blue band across the top, absence of blue-green pools in the grass and flatter treatment of the branches distinguish it from the first edition. Van Gogh traced this print to make his oil copy but based his colours on an unidentified first edition.
1857, Utagawa Hiroshige, The Plum Garden at Kameido -- British Museum (London)
From the museum label: Vincent van Gogh bought this faded, later edition of Hiroshige's print around 1887 from the Paris dealer Siegfried Bing. The purple-blue band across the top, absence of blue-green pools in the grass and flatter treatment of the branches distinguish it from the first edition. Van Gogh traced this print to make his oil copy but based his colours on an unidentified first edition.