SUI DYNASTY OR LATER

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 changes in the condition of this piece acquired after its initial manufacture.
First:
-glaze degradation
-wear to the mouth rim
-a few kiln grit adhesions on the interior and the exterior
-losses to glaze on the four handles
-a few minor nicks to the foot rim
-TL test drill hole on the base
-""C-117"" and a few Chinese characters have been inscribed on the base

Second:
-a few minor nicks to the mouth rim and the surface
-remnent of pigments on the base
-expected surface scratches

Third:
- areas of restoration to the foot
-a few chips to the mouth rim
-a few firing flaws on the collar and the rim
-a small areas of loss to the glaze on the interior
-two kiln grit adhesions on the foot rim
-nicks and wear the foot