张轲, 助理工艺美术师, Assoc Master Artist 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.

He works closely with Zhang Ke as well, and here are the gifts that Cao Tian Wen honoured and bestowed upon Zhang Ke, in Year 2020 庚子年, for his studio:
Cao Tian Wen presented paintings, and also graced Zhang Ke's Studio beside the Li He, with his Calligraphy and Engraved Plaque:











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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.

National Grand Master of Ceramic Arts, Chen Guo Liang is the best at Thin-Walled Construct in YiXing, and Zhang Ke is tutored by, Chen Guo Liang.

EXPECT NOTHING BUT THE BEST OF THIN-WALLED CONSTRUCT FROM ZHANG KE, without the price tag of Grand Master Chen Guo Liang's works!
Chen Guo Liang's works, are highly sought after, and his works are considered: BLUE CHIPS in our YiXing City:
*** WHAT THAT MEANS:
One can walk in to our local bank, and put on the counter, a Chen Guo Liang's work, submit it, and the bank will approve of you to take a loan and of course, a mortgage to buy properties as well.  Chen Guo Liang's works are THAT SUBSTANTIAL!
Zhang Ke, IS TUTORED BY CHEN GUO LIANG, and Zhang Ke is the spiritual successor of our Cao Family, and majoring in Austere works.
Zhang Ke and us with National Grand Master of Ceramic Arts 国家陶瓷艺术大师, Chen Guo Liang 陈国良!!!  He is our neighbour, strong Family Buddy, and came by to say hi to us!

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Video and Paper Certification with Associate Master Artist Zhang Ke, 助理工艺美术师 - 张轲 for every Artwork of his procured.