The colors are simple, yet they are configured so the variations in the colors' placement give depth and vividness to the scene. Gold paint is used to detail almost the entire scene. The gold gives the composition an artificial light source that livens up the color. With a black background it is crucial that daytime is shown in another way. The box is constructed out of paper-mache made in the village of Kholuy.
Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box.
A floral gold scroll pattern frames the scene and is very thin and precise in its pattern. The box has a hinge above the painting and rests on a flat bottom. Upon completing the work on this box the artist writes the title, Kholuy, and signs his name at the bottom of the scene.