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Can anyone translate this (presumably) Chinese text? It’s a maker’s mark on a pot my mom found in an antique shop
(hexbear.net)
When looking up the pot on a reverse google image search it pulls up this museum page. The pots look near identical though the markings are different
To add on to what others have said, it's a kind of clay used for artisanal pots and cups, especially teapots. It "breaks in" based on what tea you brew in it, so big tea nerds might have a puerh one separate from an oolong one. It is usually unglazed so that the porous quality that allows it to "break in" isn't removed.