But he discovered in time that tea brewed from teapots which had been well treated by their owners was much purer and mellower than others.
陳曼生為此時期的領導人物。陳曼生為文人，書、畫、篆刻皆精，且能設計壺式，交由名陶人楊彭年、邵二泉製造，再請文人雅士在壺上作銘題款，由於書法、刻工超群，名聞遐邇，稱為「曼生壺」。