The palette used to paint this scene is full of bright and bold colors. Cool blue tones make up the majority of the scene, but warm colors are used effectively in the characters, which helps them to stand out more. The scene is well balanced and has a good compositional structure. The artist uses gold paint in the reigns of the troika and in the cupola of the church in the background. It is interesting to note that the artist makes the gold in the cupola bead up so that there is a circular depth to the structure.
Black lacquer is used to paint the outside and red lacquer to paint the inside of the box.
The artist decorates the box with intricate gold and aluminum filigree that frames the scene and wraps around the box's sides. The box has a hinge located above the composition and rests on four carved feet.