Box, lacquer with lid, for holding powdered tea in tea ceremony: the box is globular with recessed foot. Lid top is nearly flat with rounded edge, and straight sides. Exterior of both top and bottom is elaborately decorated with a scene depicting hills and blossoming trees, on a ground of brilliant densely sprinkled gold particles (ji-maki). The hill (4 on top) are of a dark color, possibly from an overcoat or sprinkling of a dark pigment (kuro-makie). The trees are in slight relief (hiramakie) gold with light and dark metal inlaid blossoms (kirigane). Side of box decorated in same fashion. Interior of both top and bottom is of lightly sprinkled gold on a black ground. Maximum height 5.5 cm; Diameter 8.5 cm.