Egg-tempera paint is the primary medium used to paint this composition. There are two distinct palettes working together in the scene. Outside the colors are cools with bluish tones that work around white and gray colors. On the inside of the house warmer colors are found making a good contrast between both environments. Swirling white paints depicting the winds power and the puffed clouds in the sky gives the scene good internal action that provides the eye with a lively dynamic.
Gold paint is used in the buildings in the background and to detail other portions of the scene.
The box is constructed out of paper-mache made in the village of Kholuy. Blue-green lacquer is used to paint the exterior and red lacquer is used to paint the interior of the piece. Two gold scroll patterns accented with aluminum beads adorn the box, one of which frames the scene and the other that wraps around the sides of the box. The box has a hinge to its left and rests on a flat bottom. Upon completing the work on this piece the artist writes the title, Kholuy, and signs her name at the bottom of the scene.