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.
Bowl:
- three hairline cracks, two filled in with gilt-lacquer
- several gilt-lacquered chips to mouth rim and foot rim
- another chip to the foot rim
- glaze gaps and minor kiln grit adhesion

Box and cover:
- hairline cracks and chips to rims and edges
- a star crack and other short cracks to the interior of the cover
- glaze degradation
- a few glaze gaps and glaze flakes
- minor kiln grit adhesion to the base

Censer:
- misfired
- uneven losses to bottoms of each leg
- glaze gaps
- minor kiln grit adhesion to the base of the censer
- two short firing cracks to one ring handle