从时间上看,有文献记载的紫砂壶始于宋代,但盛行于明代。明代至今,紫砂壶大致经历了四个阶段,即:淳朴古雅的明代紫砂壶、华丽竞艳的清代紫砂壶、简练大方的近代紫砂壶及新品辈出的现代紫砂壶。在这四个阶段中,有着各自为代表的紫砂壶大师并有各自的风格及特点。 From the time point of view, there are documented in the teapot began in the Song Dynasty, but prevailed in the Ming Dynasty. Since the Ming Dynasty, the teapot has basically gone through four stages, namely: simple and elegant Ming Dynasty teapot, gorgeous Jing Yan Qing Dynasty teapot, concise and elegant modern teapot and new generation of modern teapot. In these four stages, there are their own representatives of the purple sand pot master and have their own style and characteristics.