Hello everyone, my (deceased) father used to collect old tea pots when he was alive. Some of these pots have been purchased (if I remember correctly, during the 80s and/or 90s in HK). We gave away some of his collections to friends, but I kept his "best" ones.
That was 10 years ago. I just kept everything stored inside a cabinet. Fast forward to present time--I'm starting to appreciate Chinese tea and have also purchased my very first Yixing pot in Shenzhen. I'm leaning towards the Oolong & Pu'er varieties and so far I'm having a blast with my pot.
While I would not sell/give away my father's tea pots, I'm thinking of using some of them (Yixing pots are so expensive!)
I want to know more information about these pots to help me decide which ones I should use (and which ones should still be kept in display on my glass shelf). I would like to request help on:
1. Artist/make/origin of the pot?
2. When was the era it was made?
3. What's the best (type) of tea to brew in that pot?
4. Any relevant information that you might know in identifying the pot.
Thank you so much teachat community!