TV Scan magazine editor Lai Fu- lai tells how once while strolling down a street he spied a miniature teapot in a shop window that completely captivated him.
清康熙、乾隆年間，宜興壺又發展出新風貌：壺蓋內印上製造者之章為志，也較重壺面裝飾。陳鳴遠是此時期的代表人物。