New Teapot
I recently bought a new teapot for my travel set (the former pot cracked from a slight jar – the case dropped about 3 inches – after previously surviving falling and being dragged behind my motorbike at 30mph, falling out of a car, and being kicked and bumped repeatedly). I was in Miaoli visiting Aaron, and he mentioned a local tea shop nearby. When we went to the shop, the first pot he picked up to show me fit perfectly into my set, and ended up being the one I bought.
I really like the handle design – I’ve never seen this flattened-out style before – and the pot has a nice pour and good balance. Considering the last time I needed to replace my travel set pot it took almost a year to find one with the right shape & height, I felt fortunate to hit a bullseye on the first pot we tried. I guess some of Aaron’s good karma is rubbing off on me!
You can see from this close up the tool marks on the inner pot, which are generally a sign of a hand-crafted pot. 
The stamp is a bit smudged, and isn’t uniformly deep, which indicates the clay was probably a bit sticky & not of the very top grade, but for the price range and use it will get, I’m very happy with it.