The artist s palette is very simple and direct. The colors she uses are green, black, white, brown, and forest green, all of which are bold. She fills in the sky with gold paint, which separates the background from the foreground and gives the foreground all of the emphasis. The movement of paint is executed well for a small piece like this, and the illusion of movement is present. 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.
Gold beading frames the scene and gold scrollwork wraps around the sides of the box for decoration. No hinge is found on the box, which rests on a flat bottom. The bottom of the box contains the Kholuy insignia and Made in Russia in gold paint. Upon completing the work on this piece the artist writes the title, Kholuy, and signs her name at the bottom of the scene.