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 the changes in the condition of this piece acquired after its initial manufacture.
- One cup has a 2 cm. long hairline to the mouth rim and a polished nick to the foot
- The other cup has a few shallow nicks and glaze flakes to the foot, some of which have been polished; the mouth rim has been lightly buffed
- One cup stand has a few glaze flakes to edges
- The other cup stand has a chip to the outer edge and a few other chips to the foot rim, one of which has been polished; there are also a few minute glaze flakes to edges