This is an Yixing teapot (chahu) from the Cultural Revolution era, marked with "Made by Jingxi Huimengchen," and is considered an early-period pot or a Cultural Revolution pot. Compared to the early-period pot of the type I listed previously, this one has a more vivid and brighter color, turning a more vibrant red when wet. The flavor also differs quite a bit between the previous and this early-period pot. It gives the impression of specializing in mellowing and sweetening the water, deepening the flavor rather than focusing on aroma. I believe its ability to mellow the water is superior to the previous early-period pot. Early-period pots are teapots produced in Yixing, China during the Cultural Revolution. Unlike many modern ones, Yixing teapots made during the Cultural Revolution used extremely high-quality clay from Huanglong Mountain (Ben Shan) original ore. Even though they were mass-produced and not made by individual artists, they are popular among enthusiasts because they make tea taste delicious. In other words, they used genuine, now-rare Yixing clay even in mass-produced items. I also own and use a similar early-period pot, and its ability to transform even plain hot water into something sweet and high-quality is astonishing. Tea, of course, tastes delicious as well. It's a world of difference from modern Yixing teapots. This is an old piece from the early Cultural Revolution era, featuring a single-hole spout and no artist's mark on the underside of the lid, but with Arabic numerals. It is a particularly popular teapot because it uses especially high-quality clay in a particularly lavish way. ●●●ATTENTION!●●● Early-period pots have been mass-produced as poor-quality imitations by Taiwanese tea merchants, and their flavor performance seems to be poor. This product alters the taste of hot water, so I believe it is genuine. If you purchase elsewhere, please be aware that imitations with similar appearances sometimes exist. This teapot was made for export to earn foreign currency, and the characters carved on the side are a remnant of that. I have washed it with hot water, but I have not performed any opening pot (kaihu) or nurturing pot (yanghu) procedures, so I hope you will perform the opening pot procedure yourself, such as steeping it in tea or boiling it with tea leaves. Size: Capacity: 180ml Maximum width: 13cm Maximum diameter: 8cm Height: 7cm Mengchen Cultural Revolution Early Pot 0525-6