The landscape is filled with cool green paints that define the hills and the foliage in the trees. The men on their horses are painted with much brighter and warmer tones so as to isolate them as the main objects in the painting. There is tremendous movement in the scene and great texture in the landscape. The sky is cleverly painted yellow to match the colors in the landscape so that contrasting colors would not pull the eye away from the main action. The box is constructed out of paper-mache made in the village of Mstera.
Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior and red lacquer to paint the interior of the box.
Gold scrollwork both frames the scene and wraps around the sides of the box. The pattern consists of circles that blend to create a sweeping floral design. The box has a hinge above the composition and rests on four rounded feet. The Mstera insignia can be found on the bottom of the box stamped in gold paint. Upon completing the work on this piece the artist writes the title above the composition, and Mstera and his signature below the composition in gold paint.