Both the flat, round top and the round bowl for holding ink of this small Chinese seal ink box are carved from very light green jade. The circular bowl has a shallow, concave center rimmed with a horizontal lip slightly higher on the exterior third allowing the lid to fit within the bowl, and not slip from side to side. The lid is covered with the image of a bold, high-relief carving of a beige tree with two crossed branches bearing four large green leaves, slightly darker than the light green jade background, and four pieces of orange and red fruit. The tree stands on a black, horizontal amorphous ground upon which a bright green, coiled creature with three short protrusions rests on our left, and a copper-colored coiled bird on our right.