Can you tell me about my teaware?

[Anlina]

I'm pretty uninformed about Yixing teaware. This set has been around my house for at least 20 years, and as far as I know my dad brought it back from China. I'm guessing that he bought it new, though it's possible that it came from another family member, so I don't know how old it actually is.

It's never been used, just been sitting in a cupboard for decades.

I'm not even sure what questions to ask.

I'm guessing this was slip cast, though there are small variations between each cup.

https://instagram.com/p/0RBZb8AwTU/?taken-by=anlinas
https://instagram.com/p/0RBd8dAwTd/?taken-by=anlinas
https://instagram.com/p/0RBgsvAwTi/?taken-by=anlinas

Marks on the cups & tea pot
https://instagram.com/p/0RBoFSAwTu/?taken-by=anlinas
https://instagram.com/p/0RBr0DAwT2/?taken-by=anlinas
https://instagram.com/p/0RO6MVAwct/?taken-by=anlinas

Any info or insights would be great, thanks!

[honza]

1990´s ? nice tea set ! Details look nice, clay too.
Signet xiao ying but can not read the family name, you better take photo of the bottom stamp when is dry , very clear one more photo.

[tingjunkie]

Wish I could tell you more, but I will say it looks like very nice clay, and overall WAY better than the average "hey I found this teapot at my grandma's house" post we get around here! Thanks for sharing. I'll be interested to find out more from the Yixing experts here myself.

[Anlina]

Thank you for the replies.

Here are photos of the stamp on the bottom of the pot and tray. Both are kind of obscured - the impression didn't take too well in the centre. They're not the same (though some characters are).

https://instagram.com/p/0lInStAwat/

https://instagram.com/p/0lIfFvgwak/

[Fuut]

Clueless on jixing But just passing by to say that teapot is lovely!