拍品的狀況可能存在極大差異，而由於其性質使然，拍品難以處於完美無瑕的狀態。拍品均以拍賣時的狀況出售。

We have sought to record changes in the condition of these pieces acquired after their initial manufacture.

Cylindrical box and cover:
Good overall condition with a few areas of wear to the lacquer and surface scratches as can be expected.

'Landscape' box and cover:
Some very minor nicks and indentations to the rims.
A few areas of losses of lacquer inside the cover's rim.
Surface scratches.

Goose-form box and cover:
A small chip to a wing.
Some losses of mother-of-pearl inlays on the wings.
A few very minor nicks/indentations to the rims.

Smaller mandarin duck:
A very small chip to the end of the tail.
Some losses of lacquer along the rim on the cover.
A few minute nicks/indentations to the rims.
Some wear to the gilt lacquer on the cover.

Larger mandarin duck:
Very few minute nicks to the rims.

All boxes with general age-related surface wear and scratches as can be expected.