This is a shikishi hanging scroll made of bamboo, used as a tea ceremony utensil. Simply insert two bamboo pieces into the main body and then insert the shikishi (poem card) to easily display it. This is a used item stored at home. Please understand this before purchasing. I will sell it to those who do. Thank you. There is an outer box, but it has some writing on it, so please consider it only for shipping and packaging purposes.