拍品的状况可能存在极大差异,而由于其性质使然,拍品难以处于完美无瑕的状态。拍品均以拍卖时的状况出售。
We have sought to record the changes in the condition of this piece acquired after its initial manufacture.
First vase:
-two small chips to the flat mouth, and a few minute nicks to the mouth rim
-one vertical chip to the white ground below the rock, and two tiny chips to the white ground near the tree
Second vase:
-there is a chip to one area below the mouth with a very short associated crack, and two tiny cracks below the area
-a few tiny chips/flaws to the white ground, and a few nicks to the relief decoration as expected
Third vase:
-some flaws to the top of the mouth
-a few nicks and chips to the edges and extremities, including the mouth rims
-a small polished area to one side of the lower mouth rim
-a few chips and flaws to the yellow ground
-there wear to the base
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