Rectangular, lidded box with an overhanging lid, wood covered in black lacquer and decorated with floral scrolls over the entire exterior surface in gold <i>hiramaki-e</i> ('flat sprinkled picture') and <i>takamaki-e</i> ('high sprinkled picture') lacquer, with a pair of thick red silk cords, each with a large red tassel (faded), attached to either side of the lower part of the box by a silvered metal ring; black lacquer interior and underside.