Commissionable! Assoc Master Zhang Ke!

Our Family of Four “Generals”:
1…曹亚麟 Cao Ya Lin ~ 国家工艺美术大师 National Grand Master of The Arts,
2…曹燕萍 Cao Yan Ping ~ 江苏省工艺美术大师 Provincial Grand Master of The Arts,
3…曹安祥 Cao An Xiang ~ 紫砂香炉第一人 Premier Master of Religious ZiSha Arts,
4…曹兰芳 Cao Lan Fang ~ 高级工艺美术师 Senior Master Artist.
Zhang Ke is the son of Cao Lan Fang 曹兰芳 , L2 Senior Master Artist.
YiXing’s Great Renowned Cao Family of the Four Sibilings ZiSha Masters 曹家四大将, have the MOST numerous celebrated and acclaimed works of all YiXing ZiSha families.  And, the designated spiritual successor of the whole Cao Family, is Zhang Ke.  All our great grandfather’s mined ores from the 1920s are stored in our Cao Family’s twenty-two warehouse vaults, and all will be passed to Zhang Ke.  He will also take over all of the four Cao Masters’ cataloguing, academic certificates, and all of the rooms’ of Artistic Houses, Fraternity’s Associations, Museums, Hundred-plus' Temples and Auction Houses information related Cao Masters works: achieve, won, awarded, sold, collected.  When any of these four Master Artists eventually passed on, Zhang Ke is the designated and only recognised Artist to have all of their works authenticated.  For example, when Wang Yin Xian passed on, her son Yao Zhi Yuan is the authenticator and gatekeeper of Wang Yin Xian’s Art pieces.  When Jiang Rong passed on, her adopted daughter Jiang Yi Hua is the authenticator and gatekeeper.  When any current Museums/Auction Houses/Private Collectors procure any of these late Masters’ works, they need to go to Yao Zhi Yuan/Jiang Yi Hua for the Gold Standard of verification/secret identifiers/authentication.

Zhang Ke IS THE DESIGNATED PERSON, SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR, INHERITOR OF ALL OUR ZISHA CLAY, GATEKEEPER OF OUR CAO FAMILY’S FOUR ZISHA MASTERS’ OF WORKS AND MORE.
Zhang Ke, spiritual successor of our Cao Family, and majors in Austere works.  This is Zhang Ke with Famous Painter Cao Tian Wen 曹天文 on the 31st October 2025, 4pm, afternoon.  He came from Shandong and Beijing, to pick up his previously ordered pots from us, and to paint on new ones, here, the new Five Fang Gus 仿古 and one Rong Tian 容天, plus one more He Huan 合欢(not in picture), which he had commissioned from our aunt Cao Lan Fang and Zhang Ke himself.

Famous Cao Tian Wen works closely with our Cao Family, and also presented his paintings to Zhang Ke and also graced his Studio beside the Li He, with his Calligraphy and Engraved Plaque:











Zhang Ke is the son of Cao Lan Fang 曹兰芳 , L2 Senior Master Artist.
Specialises in Austere Class 光器 and Thin-Walled Austere 薄胎光器 Pots under the tutelage of Chen Guo Liang, National Grand Master of the Ceramics.


Your Commissioned Works here! Crafted by Assoc Master Zhang Ke!
Starting at only $990 for most Austere works!Dearest Friends, you can easily have your commissioned bespoke ZiSha Work by Assoc Master Zhang Ke!  Zhang Ke, who is our cousin, and son of Senior Master Cao Lan Fang, and HE WHO IS THE SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR OF THE ENTIRE CAO FAMILY (1. National Grand Master of The Arts, Cao Ya Lin, 2. Provincial Grand Master of Ceramic Arts, 3. Religious ZiSha Class Premier Master + Senior Consummate Master Cao An Xiang, 4. Senior Master Cao Lan Fang), will from now on, open his bench indefinitely for all of you friends to commission what you wish for!
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AUSTERE CLASS:
STARTS AT $1090 for most models, volume between 90ml to 300ml.
For volumes above 300ml, for discussion.

Clay types:
Most 紫泥类 Zi Ni types, $1090:
—Qing Shui Ni 清水泥,
—Da Shui Tan Zi Ni 大水潭紫泥,
—Di Cao Qing 底槽青,
—Zhong Cao Qing 中槽青,
—Lao Zi Ni 老紫泥,
—Sha Pi Qing 鲨皮青,
—the good standard Zi Ni 标准紫泥 that most Grand Master and Masters win awards with, and where most legendary works are made of, e.g. Qu Hu by Wang Yin Xian, Yi Mai Xiang Tong and Zhi Tong Dao He by Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng.

Most 段泥类 Duan Ni types, $1090:
—most types,
—Qing Hui Duan 青灰段
—Huang Jiang Po Ni 黄降坡泥

红泥类 Hong Ni types, $1180:
—Xiao Hong Ni 小红泥,
—Ben Shan Zhu Ni 本山朱泥,
—Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥,
—Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni 赵庄朱泥。

Huang Jin Duan 黄金段 $1180,
Hong Jiang Po Ni 红降坡泥 $1180.

Cao Family's 100% Pure and Rare Ben Shan Lü Ni 本山绿泥 $1230
Cao Family's Min Guo Lü Ni 民国绿泥 $1490 (comprising German Cobalt and the above our Family's 100% Pure and Rare Ben Shan Lü Ni (we do not use Zi Ni nor any other Zi Sha clay as the base clay to be mixed with Cobalt.  We use only pure Ben Shan Lü Ni as the base, to be mixed with Cobalt),
4th Quarry Di Cao Qing 黄龙源国家验证四号井底槽青 $1490,
Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao 朱泥大红袍 $1490,
Etc, other especial crafting needed/rare/specially acquired clays, at $1490:
e.g. YiXing's Original, recognised and renowned true Kui Huang Duan Ni 葵黄段泥 $1490,
from Mr Gao Ge's stock,
e.g. Cao Familiy's Bai Ma Zi 白麻子,
e.g. Cao Family's and Mr Li Hong Yuan's joint possession of Qi Cai Duan 七彩段,
e.g. Cao Family's Wu Cai Duan 五彩段,
e.g. Cao Family's Shi Hong Ni 石红泥 (not to be confused with the other type of ZiSha called Shi Hong 石红), Shi Hong Ni is found in the geological vein just above Yuan Kuang Da Hong Pao, and is almost as rare as Yuan Kuang Da Hong Pao).

* Request for Zhang Ke’s specialty Thin-Walled Construct Technique 薄胎工艺 (learnt from National Grand Master of Ceramic Arts, Chen Guo Liang), additional $155.

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POLYGONAL CLASS:
STARTS AT $1190 for most models, volume between 90ml to 300ml.
For volumes above 300ml, for discussion.

Clay types:
Most 紫泥类 Zi Ni types, $1190:
—Qing Shui Ni 清水泥,
—Da Shui Tan Zi Ni 大水潭紫泥,
—Di Cao Qing 底槽青,
—Zhong Cao Qing 中槽青,
—Lao Zi Ni 老紫泥,
—Sha Pi Qing 鲨皮青,
—the good standard Zi Ni 标准紫泥 that most Grand Master and Masters win awards with, and where most legendary works are made of, e.g. Qu Hu by Wang Yin Xian, Yi Mai Xiang Tong and Zhi Tong Dao He by Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng.

Most 段泥类 Duan Ni types, $1190:
—most types,
—Qing Hui Duan 青灰段
—Huang Jiang Po Ni 黄降坡泥

红泥类 Hong Ni types, $1280:
—Xiao Hong Ni 小红泥,
—Ben Shan Zhu Ni 本山朱泥,
—Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥,
—Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni 赵庄朱泥。

Huang Jin Duan 黄金段 $1280,
Hong Jiang Po Ni 红降坡泥 $1280.

Cao Family's 100% Pure and Rare Ben Shan Lü Ni 本山绿泥 $1330
Cao Family's Min Guo Lü Ni 民国绿泥 $1490 (comprising German Cobalt and the above our Family's 100% Pure and Rare Ben Shan Lü Ni (we do not use Zi Ni nor any other Zi Sha clay as the base clay to be mixed with Cobalt.  We use only pure Ben Shan Lü Ni as the base, to be mixed with Cobalt),
4th Quarry Di Cao Qing 黄龙源国家验证四号井底槽青 $1590,
Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao 朱泥大红袍 $1590,
Etc, other especial crafting needed/rare/specially acquired clays at $1590,
e.g. YiXing's Original, recognised and renowned true Kui Huang Duan Ni 葵黄段泥 $1590,
from Mr Gao Ge's stock,
e.g. Cao Familiy's Bai Ma Zi 白麻子,
e.g. Cao Family's and Mr Li Hong Yuan's joint possession of Qi Cai Duan 七彩段,
e.g. Cao Family's Wu Cai Duan 五彩段,
e.g. Cao Family's Shi Hong Ni 石红泥 (not to be confused with the other type of ZiSha called Shi Hong 石红), Shi Hong Ni is found in the geological vein just above Yuan Kuang Da Hong Pao, and is almost as rare as Yuan Kuang Da Hong Pao).

*** Engraving 刻绘 (poem, pictorial) easily arranged!  Zhang Ke will engage the Craftsman for your engraving of choice.  Complimentary, (tea)house on Zhang Ke:-D ! ***

Email us conveniently at realzisha@gmail.com for discussion.
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(Below are examples of Zhang Ke's works for your browsing)