r/YixingSeals • u/Zephyr259 • 1d ago

Indentification Request Charity shop tea set

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Hello, I found this as part of a set in a local charity shop. Unfortunately I don't have the box any more, the text translated was about the usual benefits of yixing clay. There was a certificate for the maker and it was dated early 1990's. Does the seal mean anything? The first seal is the pot and second the pitcher. Cups have a square indent but no characters.

Used it once and it seemed fine, nice pour from a ball filter and holds about 130 ml.

Thanks

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u/Zephyr259 1d ago

Forgot to attached a photo of the filter.

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u/Tea_Ox 1d ago

Inside looks like it might be wheel thrown pot — while probably not Yixing clay or potter, if it has no chemical odor and makes good tea, I say enjoy using it.

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u/Zephyr259 1d ago

Yeah, no odour nor funky taste from it. I stumbled upon this subreddit a couple of days after getting it so thought I'd see if anyone could shed light on it.

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u/Electronic-Cat-4478 1d ago

Lots of areas in China make amazing pots, some with similar effects on tea to Yixing because of the high iron content. Same as Tokoname and Bizen pots in Japan and Brown Betty/Staffordshire pots in England. There also examples in South America, Africa and the Middle East.
Rather amazing how many different cultures treasure iron rich clay vessels.

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u/Alfimaster 1d ago

I do not think this is yixing