It seems like some of the people here are just learning how to skate and the occasional slip and fall is normal. Looks like the girl in the center has got the hang of it, but we'll see once her guide lets her go. Egg-tempera paint is primary medium used to paint the composition. The palette is very soft and contains a multitude of soothing colors for the eye. The delicate application of these wonderful colors creates a relaxed state, which is the ultimate purpose of the recreational activity taking place in the scene.
Gold paint is used to detail the stars and moon in the sky, and decorate the characters' clothing.
Aluminum paint is used to paint the skates and the buttons on three of the skaters. The box is constructed out of paper-mache made in the village of Mstera. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer is covers the interior of the box. Rolling gold scrollwork frames the scene and an identical design wraps around the sides of the box. This decoration is thin, intricate, and resembles rolling waves breaking endlessly inside the design.