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From https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2019/life-of-animals-in-japanese-art.html

The Life of Animals in Japanese Art
June 2 – August 18, 2019
National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC

The Life of Animals in Japanese Art covers 17 centuries (from the fifth century to the present day) and a wide variety of media—sculpture, painting, lacquerwork, ceramics, metalwork, textile, and the woodblock print. A selection of some 300 works, drawn from Japanese and American public and private collections, includes seven that are designated as Important Cultural Property by the Japanese government. The artists represented range from Sesson Shūkei, Itō Jakuchū, Soga Shōhaku, Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, to Okamoto Tarō, Kusama Yayoi, Issey Miyake, Nara Yoshitomo, and Murakami Takashi.

Covering 18,000 square feet in the East Building Concourse, the exhibition is organized into thematic sections that explore the various roles animals have played in the art of Japan.

Learn more about this exhibition at https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2019/life-of-animals-in-japanese-art.html