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Hello

I have this Yixing teapot and am looking for any information regarding age , maker , ect or even a decipher of the mark

any info would be great..

p.s i dont have the lid , would it be possible to find a replacement?

Thanks

Looks like it was made within the past few decades. The maker's mark reads "made by Shi Dabin". Replacement lids are not available.

Thank you

there are signs of handmade construction , i.e the finger marks on the piece and the comb marks on the edge of the handle and the teapot does have quite a lot of tea staining on the inside which made me think earlier.

but thanks for letting me know

It might be, but teapots used for a few decades can certainly look well used. fyi Shi Dabin was a famous Yixing potter from the very late Ming period into the early Qing. Here's one of his teapots now in the Metropolitan Museum: http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/42323

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