Rectangular, with rounded bottom, on rectangular foot. Openwork wire handle. Black field decorated in gilt, about outside, band of roses and foliage; inside, at either end, peacocks and foliage.
Outer basket of plaited rushes partly covered with coarse undyed cotton cloth and a plaited multicolored wool cord. Inner basket of plaited rushes with cloth covering made with double warps and containing: four cotton fiber cones, one small loom with cotton warp and cotton weft on a shuttle, one shed tied to a stick; one wound with wool and cotton yarns and a tassel; two full thread holders, each
Amongst the vertical stripes lay three bats decorated in various nature motifs. Waves, bamboo, maple leaves, and multiple blossoms give life to the lucky silhouettes. In Japan, bats symbolize luck.