There is some minor surface scratching. It is in very good condition.

It is in very good condition.

There are some frits/ shell chips to the back of the rim. It is otherwise very good condition.

There is a miniscule frit at the end of the spout. It is in otherwise very good condition. It would have had a lid.

There is some lacquer loss to the back of the rim and the bronze rim is a bit loose at that point. The base has been defaced with a hot object. The front is in good condition. Please study photos.

There is a small, overpainted shell chip to the rim and some very minor fritting. It is in otherwise good condition.

There are some very minor losses to the sprigged ornamentation. The lid has some rim nibbles and two chips to the interior rim

*Ho Wing Mengs book Straits Chinese Porcelain p.92 for teng-kats and p.58 for pattern including a kwa-chee box and a kancheng with the same pattern and information about the shou character in the design

There is a single hairline. It is in otherwise good condition. There is wear to the gilding

There is a miniscule loss of enamel to the interior from an impact and the corresponding area on the outside is only down to the white enamel base. There are some original firing bubbles to the shoulder.