Box; lacquer globular shaped bottom with recessed foot. Lid has nearly flat top, rounded edge, straight sides. Decoration on lid depicts a pear, leaf, and bug, on a glossy chestnut-brown ground (kuri-iro-urushi). The bug, leaf, and rim are of inlaid mother-of-pearl (ao-kai), the pear: of ochre lacquer. Interior and bottom exterior is of glossy black (kuro-urushi). A few scratches and spots on surface.