Hi,
I bought this teapot a while back in Wuhan, and was wondering if anyone knew about the maker or if it is any good.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28480186@N04/3838382995/
Re: Can anyone tell me anything about my pot?
Looks like the artist's name is 洪华平 (hónghuàpíng). Seems to be some kind of duanni in a Xishi shape. Hard to say much about the clay quality or authenticity based on a photo, especially that photo. Personally, I prefer the shape of the spout to be a little more fluid looking.
Here are a couple of other xishi pots, ostensibly by the same artist:
http://www.zisha360.com/artshow/index/410.shtml
http://www.zisha360.com/artshow/index/257.shtml
It might help if you can show some close-ups of the chop under the lid and under the pot - someone who can read better than I might be able to tell you if it was made by the artist or made in her workshop by an apprentice, for example.
Here are a couple of other xishi pots, ostensibly by the same artist:
http://www.zisha360.com/artshow/index/410.shtml
http://www.zisha360.com/artshow/index/257.shtml
It might help if you can show some close-ups of the chop under the lid and under the pot - someone who can read better than I might be able to tell you if it was made by the artist or made in her workshop by an apprentice, for example.