This very small, square 19th Century Incense Box is made up of four, equal sized, separate boxes stacked and fitted together. Made of carved wood covered with many layers of red lacquer, the four boxes rest at the bottom on a thin, indented base covered in starfish-like designs. On each side of the boxes is a long horizontal raised oval encircling three of four carved, raised objects.  These objects repeat in various combinations on the different levels and sides, and include a broad brimmed hat, a fruit, two rolled objects tied together, kite shapes, linked diamond shapes, and other geometric shapes. The top of the lid has an image of a carved, squat, bare-footed human figure wearing an open, flowing robe and loose pants tied in a bow below a protruding belly and sagging breasts. The facial features are clearly demarcated although no clear hairline is present. The person carries a  long, thin walking stick over the right shoulder, balanced by the right arm looping over the top of the stick. A subtle background of long, horizontal loops and lines outlined by the starfish motif, covers the remainder of the lid.  Throughout the figures and objects are raised and reddish and the backgrounds are lower and darker reddish-brown color.