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A mother carries her son, who is wearing a tam-o'shanter or daikoku zukin, a cap associated with Daikokuten, God of Wealth and one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune. The boy's kimono has various auspicious symbols, including a magic mallet (used by Daikokuten to grant wishes), a yellow raincoat (of invisibility) and red coral (a symbol of longevity). The kneeling woman carries a small wooden offering tray or sanbo with various candies on white paper. In the inset is the Denzu-in, a Buddhist temple east of the Sumida River, where an image of Daikokuten is enshrined, along with an Amida Buddha and a memorial plaque to the mother of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. The animal most associated with Daikokuten is a mouse or rat, whose presence usually indicates that someone has lots of grain and personal wealth.
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