Opinions on my yixing teapot.

[TadpoleJaxn]

Hello friends,
I wish to know what some of you more experienced tea folk think of my yixing pot, and if you can translate the characters. I am aware that it's not the highest quality, I know, I also know that I purchased it at a consignment store for 3.99 and that it improves my shou pu erh tea, it's also developing a nice patina and is beautiful in my eyes, so what do you think? I'm pretty sure it's not slipcast, I think it might be duan ni clay, what do you think of age? When I purchased it, it still had pottery dust inside the pot, but it also had cobwebs in the spout and under the lid, which makes me think it could at least be 2 or 3 years old, any help would be appreciated by me, and I will send love your way if you deign to give me your opinion

[Frisbeehead]

Not sure about much else, but I know the stamp on the bottom of the pot reads "Yixing, Zhongguo" or "Yixing, China".

[TadpoleJaxn]

Thanks! Any clues as to the characters on the sides?

[Frisbeehead]

Can't help with those unfortunately. My Chinese vocabulary isn't that big yet.

Have you tried using Google translate on your phone? You can take a picture of Chinese characters and it will translate them.

I use it to help me with my Chinese homework sometimes. Not for translating so much but for writing the character itself, using the digital image as opposed to the stylized ones in my book.

[TadpoleJaxn]

No, I had no idea you could use google translate like that I'll get right on it. Thanks for the idea