By Z.G. Burnett, Assistant Editor

“Stable,” attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu (1434-1525), Momoyama period (late Sixteenth to early Seventeenth Century), six-panel screen, ink, colors and gold on paper. Museum purchase, 1975.

Details of “Stable,” attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu (1434-1525).

“Badger Studying a Sutra,” Shibata Zeshin (1833-1872), Edo period (Nineteenth Century), hanging scroll, lacquer on paper. Gift of the James Edward and Mary Louise O’Brien Collection, 1978.

Two details of “Frolicking Animals,” attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu (1434-1525), Muromachi period (late Fifteenth to early Sixteenth Century), handscroll, ink and color on paper. Gift of the Robert Allerton Fund, 1954, and Jiro Yamanaka, 1956.

“Black Carp,” Sasaki Shukuo (active late Seventeenth to early Eighteenth Century), Edo period (Nineteenth Century), dated 1719, pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk. Gift of the James Edward and Mary Louise O’Brien Collection, 1985.

Netsuke of a fox dressed as a bride, Minichi (active Eighteenth Century), Edo period, ivory. Gift of Mrs Ruth Ballard, 1994.

“Flowers and Sea Creatures,” Tsubaki Chinzan (1801-1854), Edo period (Nineteenth Century), dated 1852, hanging scroll, ink and color on silk. Gift of Tajima Mitsuru, 1969.

“Fox Wedding Disrupted by a Dog,” anonymous artist, Meiji period (late Nineteenth to early Twentieth Century), hanging scroll, ink and color on silk. Purchase, Richard Lane Collection, 2003.

Detail of “Flowers and Sea Creatures” by Tsubaki Chinzan.

Gallery view of “Stable” and “Black Carp” wall hangings.

These bronze turtles by Kose were surprise stars, attracting attention especially from younger visitors.

“Turtles,” Kose (active late Nineteenth to early Twentieth Century), Meiji period (late Nineteenth to early Twentieth Century), bronze. Gift of Jon Kostiner, 2014.

Gallery view of the “Animals In Japanese Art” exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

Gallery view of “Frolicking Animals” scroll display.