This large chirimen-silk kaga fukusa features a prominent motif of "Hotei," one of the seven lucky gods, depicted through yuzen-dyeing with embroidered highlights. It's in very good condition and measures 35 inches by 37 inches (89 cm x 94 cm).

Hotei, a Buddhist deity associated with happiness and contentment, embodies magnanimity. He carries an inexhaustible cloth bag used to provide for the poor and needy. Often, Hotei is accompanied by karako: in this portrayal, three karako surround Hotei and his sack, joyfully playing around his rotund figure.

Karako, symbolizing small Chinese children in Japanese art, typically depicted as boys in traditional Chinese attire, represent the desire for a high-status male heir and symbolize luck, happiness, and prosperity.