This is a Cultural Revolution-era Yixing teapot (chahu) with a base mark that reads "Jingxi Huimengchen Zhi," and is considered an early-period teapot, also known as a Cultural Revolution teapot. The color is more vivid and brighter than the early-period teapot I listed previously, and it turns a more vibrant red when wet. The flavor is also quite different between the previous and this early-period teapot. It gives the impression of specializing in mellowing and sweetening the water, deepening the flavor, rather than adding fragrance. I think its ability to mellow the water is superior to the previous early-period teapot. Early-period teapots are teapots produced in Yixing, China during the Cultural Revolution. Unlike many modern ones, Yixing teapots made during the Cultural Revolution used very high-quality clay from Huanglong Mountain (Ben Shan) original ore. Even mass-produced items, not made by individual artists, are popular with enthusiasts because they make delicious tea. In other words, they used genuine, now-rare Yixing clay even in mass-produced items. I also own and use a similar early-period teapot, and its ability to transform even plain hot water into something sweet and high-quality is astonishing, and of course, it makes delicious tea. It's a world of difference from modern Yixing teapots. This is an old, early Cultural Revolution teapot with a single-hole spout and no artist's mark on the underside of the lid, but with Arabic numerals. It is a particularly popular teapot because it uses especially high-quality clay. ●●●WARNING!●●● Early-period teapots have many poor-quality imitations made by Taiwanese tea merchants, and their flavor performance is reportedly poor. This product changes the taste of hot water, so I believe it is genuine. If you purchase elsewhere, please be aware that imitations with similar appearances sometimes exist. This teapot was made for export to earn foreign currency, and the characters carved on the side reflect that. I have washed it with hot water, but I have not performed the "opening the pot" process or the "pot nurturing" process, so I hope you will perform the opening process yourself, such as by steeping it in tea or boiling it with tea leaves. Size: Capacity: 180ml Maximum width: 13cm Maximum diameter: 8cm Height: 7cm Mengchen Cultural Revolution Early Teapot 0525-4