Gong Chun is considered to be the originator of purple sand. He used to be a bookworm, and the teapot he made was exquisite and practical, so it was famous for later generations.

2. Shi Dabin

Shi Dabin was a master of purple sand in Ming Dynasty. He improved the production technology of purple sand, which has been passed down to this day and is admired by future generations.

3. Chen Mansheng, Yang Pengnian and Yang Fengnian

Chen Mansheng was called the pioneer of literati pot by later generations. He was a calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty and loved purple sand.

So he designed the teapot himself, hired two brothers and sisters, Yang Pengnian and Yang Fengnian, who were masters of teapot making at that time, to make the teapot, and wrote an inscription on it himself, which was very literati.