The motifs used to decorate this box are all very auspicious. The character chun on the cover is a metaphor for eternal youth. Combined with the overlaying roundel of Shoulao, the God of Longevity, who symbolized long life, the box would have represented wishes for eternal youth. These combined with the other imagery: the dragons amidst clouds, the rays rising from the bowl of 'treasures' and the Buddhist emblems arrayed around the sides also add to the auspicious nature of the box.