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.
cover:
- polishing to top of finial and a chip to end of finial with associated short hairlines
- a few chips to the collar
- two U-shaped hairlines joined by a short vertical hairline to one side of the cover on the interior
- a shallow chip to the underside of the mouth, which may be original to manufacture
- areas of light polish and wear to the mouth rim
- expected wear, light surface abrasion and scratches

jar:
- some light polishing to the top of the mouth rim
- a few glaze lines encircling the underside of the foot
- a large firing crack to the foot and a few other finer firing cracks to the foot and base
- some irregularity to glaze to one upright lappet
- a few minor tiny knocks and surface scratches to the shoulder and upper body, and some general wear