The impressionist painter Claude Monet modelled parts of his garden in Giverny after Japanese elements, such as the bridge over the lily pond, which he painted numerous times. In this series, by detailing just on a few select points such as the bridge or the lilies, he was influenced by traditional Japanese visual methods found in "ukiyo-e" prints, of which he had a large collection. He also planted a large number of native Japanese species to give it a more exotic feeling.