Formed from two reticulated concentric cloud spheres, the positions of the constellations relative to their locations in the sky as viewed from the earth embellished with cabochons of glass, opal, beryl, quartz and other hardstones, with the constellation names engraved on small conjoined circular plaques, the globe tilted along its axis, encircled by a vertically placed meridian ring engraved with lines to mark degrees, and an equatorial ring similarly marked, all connected to a horizontal ring applied with characters representing the 'Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches' interspersed with 'trigrams', above two pairs of dragons confronted on flaming pearls, all attached to a pillar borne on the back of a dragon-tortoise and surrounded by four upright dragons, with enameled highlights, all supported on a domed circular base patterned with swirling waves, wood stand.