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.
Meiping:
- misfired areas of discoloration
- slightly misshapen from firing
- glaze gaps to the interior of the mouth and around the bottom of the neck
- glaze degradation
- burst glaze bubbles and other glaze gaps to the body
- kiln grit adhesions near the foot
- chips to foot rim

Vase with handles:
- glaze misfired
- kiln grit adhesions and glaze gaps throughout
- crackles to the glaze
- uneven glaze near the foot
- vase leans slightly