The rock on which Peter s statue is standing is painted with brown paint, and to give it definition and texture the artist details the rock with gold lines. All most every aspect of the scene is touched with gold paint. Peter s entire statue is painted with god paint and given detail with brown lines. There is a good amount of internal action present around the statue that dominates the architecture, from this perspective, in the rest of the scene. Paper-mache made in the village of Kholuy is used to construct this box.
Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior and red lacquer to paint the interior of the box.
Gold paint is used to decorate the exterior of the box in the forms of beading, which frames the scene, and scrollwork that wraps around the sides of the box. The box does not have a hinge and rests on a flat bottom. Upon completing the work on this miniature the artist writes the title, Kholuy, and signs her name below the composition on the lid. The Kholuy insignia and Made in Russia can be found on the bottom of the box in gold paint.