Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Woven in gold, brown, yellow, green, pink and black silk and cotton threads with the shichifukujin (Seven Gods of Good Fortune) and four mice pulling a flower cart brimming over with botan (peony), kiku (chrysanthemum), fuyo (cotton rosemallow), and sakura (cherry); the ground strewn with assorted takaramono comprising fundo (weights), tama (wish-granting jewel) and a kakuregasa (hat of invisibility); unsigned. Overall: 194cm x 135cm (76 3/8in x 53 3/16in); image: 181cm x 122.5cm (71¼in x 48¼in).