Oil-based paint is the primary medium used to paint the composition on this box. The palette is very soft and light. The use of these light colors lends to the ethereal quality the scene possesses. Also lending to the ethereal nature of this composition is the smooth application of the brushstrokes. The texture of the clouds is not only smooth but also feathery, like how a bird's feathers might look and feel.
Black lacquer is used to paint the outside and red lacquer is used to paint the inside of the box.
Two gold lines frame the composition on the lid and two gold lines run along the side of the box as decoration. The box does not have a hinge and rests on a lip that runs along the outer edge on the bottom of the box. To the right, along with the images of this piece, you will find images of frescoes direct from the Church of the Transfiguration of our Lord.