I have two Yixing pots from the mid 90s authenticated by a museum
curator who signed the invoice which has the letters CCC1 1999 stamped
on the lid underneath. I never noticed that before. So what seems a
date is something else. I checked my other Yixing pots but they have
stamped caligraphy I cant read underneath the lid. I also cant read
the caligraphy stamped on the bottom of the pot. I dont know about
your source but the pots usually come in boxes indicating Yixing. You
shouldnt have paid much over $50 for mass market Yixing. 10oz is a
big pot. I think the more desirable around 3oz.

Jim

On Dec 2, 5:37 pm, swede > wrote:
> Hello all,
> It's been quite a while since I've posted anything, but I had an
> experience recently with a Chinese gentleman that spurred my interest
> in Chinese tea and tea practices. So, I bought an Yixing teapot (I
> think) from Tantalizing Teas in Florida. It seems to have
> characteristics of an Yixing from what I've read. It is dark brown,
> smooth to the touch, small volume of about 10 ounces, tight fitting
> lid, good pouring, and it has Chinese characters on the bottom in a
> square impression. It does have something that I didn't expect; a
> rabbit impression of about 1/2-3/4 inch long inside the pot and on the
> bottom directly under the lid as you look inside. I'm guessing this is
> the year of production which would equate to possibly 1999. Can anyone
> confirm that they are marked like this, and give some other advice
> about authenticity of this pot? I've read quite a few old posts, but
> I'd like to learn more. I found some good info on a website amazing-
> green-tea.com, as well as others.
> BTW, I have several types on green, oolong, and black china teas on
> order from Teaspring, and picked up a fascinating book "The Chinese
> Art of Tea".
> Gregory