Chinese Qing Style Porcelain Tea Set With "epitaph" Calligraphy Vintage

Beautiful traditional Chinese tea set, consisting of a teapot, 5 small cups and a tray. Beige porcelain, calligraphed with stamped blue characters, "Epitaph", vintage, this is a Qing style reproduction, probably made between the 1950s and 1970s, in the spirit of the pieces of the Qing imperial dynasty, with a so-called "Shunzhi" mark (apocryphal, for decorative purposes), marked 清順治年製 "Dà Qīng Shùnzhì Nián Zhì" "Great Qing Dynasty Reign name of Emperor Shunzhi (1644–1661) made in the year of the dog", later production. Lobed tray, 26.5cm max length, 22cm max width, 4cm height. Teapot with brass or gilt bronze handle, as well as rim at the neck, rim of the lid and base, 17cm max height without the handle, 23cm with, 13cm diameter approximately, cylindrical shape, approximately 18cm max width with spout, large capacity. 5 small hexagonal cups, 5cm height, 6.5cm max width/diameter. Very good general condition, visible use but no accidents. Fine natural cracking and staining due to tea, especially in the cups, wear of the metal on the teapot, oxidation tarnish on the rims, but clean handle, polished by use however. Approximately 2,500-3kg for the set.