Lidded box, of rounded form and with rounded corners, decorated with cherry trees in blossom which continue over to the base in gold and silver takamaki-e (maki-e in which parts of the design are raised by adding clay or charcoal powder on a patterned, woven bamboo ground which is lacquered red, with borders of floral scrolls all round the sides of the box on top and bottom in gold hiramaki-e (metal powder sprinkled on to a lacquer design before it has hardened so that it is in low relief) on a ground of nashiji (irregularly-shaped flakes of gold suspended in clear or yellowish lacquer resembling pear skin); in the centre of the bottom is a piece of gold and brown brocade decorated with a scroll of birds and flowers. The inside of the lid of the box is decorated with bamboos by a stream in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e lacquer with kirikane (metal foil cut to various shapes and individually set into lacquer) on a nashiji lacquer ground. Silver fittings in the shape of battledores are fixed to either side of the lid, to which are attached very faded red silk cords with tassels.