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 this piece acquired since its initial manufacture.
- All badges are faded
Golden pheasant badges:
- Both have pinprick holes, small tears, and splitting along the borders
- Extensive loss to the gold-threads, particularly to the border and the auspicious emblems
Mandarin duck/golden pheasant badges:
- Both are missing the gold-threads in the ground and the border
- Both have small tears and splitting along the border
Silver pheasant badge:
- A small area of staining on the body
- Extensive splitting along the left and right borders
- Some small areas of loss and abrasion along the borders