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.
- A hairline approx. 2.5 cm. , and a short firing crack under the glaze to the mouth rim
- A small network of glaze lines to one fish; the corresponding area on the underside of the base also have a few glaze lines, and it’s difficult to ascertain if these could be hairlines
- A few chips and nicks to the foot rim
- Some minor irregularities to the glaze to the underside of the base
- Expected surface wear overall, particularly to the interior, and a few light scratches