The Prized ZiSha Clays in the ZiSha Fraternity: Ben Shan Lü Ni 本山绿泥。

1. BEN SHAN LÜNI 本山绿泥

BenShan LüNi was elucidated in our main page's article and section opening for commissioning Senior Consummate Master Yuan Hui, Senior Master Cao Lan Fang, Consummate Master Li Yan Ru and Assoc Master Zhang Ke to help craft BenShan LüNi pots for you.

FIRST, MIDDLE AND LAST:
OUR CAO FAMILY AND HUANG LONG YUAN COMPANY HAVE 100% PURE BEN SHAN LÜ NI.
REST ASSURED THAT OUR GRADE IS 100%,
AND ARE REFERENCE GRADE.
There exists all the time, past and present, both A) a lot of noise and hype outside being stated by multiple speakers, and B) a lot of fakery. All the time, every year, somebody will come up with something new that deviates. Not to worry. We have the pulse of the whole YiXing fraternity.

Ben Shan Lü Ni is one of the Rare Clay types, and even Huang Long Yuan company is safekeeping it and not selling it (but only on especial terms: in exchange of Award Winning Grand Masters' pots). Please read more about BenShan LüNi in our BenShan LüNi section on our main page.

https://www.realzisha.com/blogs/news/true-status-of-ben-shan-lu-ni-%E6%9C%AC%E5%B1%B1%E7%BB%BF%E6%B3%A5

For this, our Cao Family is STEPPING UP and able to do whatever we can for the community: we ARE availing our own rare 100% Pure BenShan LüNi stocks for commissioning by you for your own precious esteemed collection. Many have privately or openly gotten theirs from us, crafted by Assoc Master Zhang Ke or Senior Master Cao Lan Fang. We know how to craft and fire this clay properly with gas-fired kiln instead of the electric kiln.

REST ASSURED THAT OUR CAO FAMILY AND HUANG LONG YUAN COMPANY'S STOCK ARE 100% BEN SHAN LÜ NI.
FIRST, MIDDLE AND LAST:
OUR CAO FAMILY AND HUANG LONG YUAN COMPANY HAVE 100% PURE BEN SHAN LÜ NI.
You all know that Mr Li Hong Yuan 李洪元, the author of the top reference ZiSha Ore and Clay book and the Docent of YiXing ZiSha Ore Museum, stands with our 100% Ben Shan Lú Ni, and and also Mr Zhu Ze Wei 朱泽伟 the author of the second other reference book which many of you had bought, also has in possession 100% Ben Shan Lü Ni!
REST ASSURED THAT OUR GRADE IS 100%,
AND ARE REFERENCE GRADE.
There are both A) a lot of noise and hype outside being stated by multiple speakers, and B) a lot of fakery.
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To end the noise on the outside,
THESE ARE ALL THE AUTHORITATIVE 100% BEN SHAN LÜ NI WORKS THAT WILL BE SHOWCASED IN THE UPCOMING ZISHA CLAY EXHIBITION IN 2027, AS REFERENCE EXHIBITS TO THE PUBLIC:
NOTICE THAT 100% BEN SHAN LÜ NI APPEARS AS SUCH:

All these four AUTHORITATIVE REFERENCE GRADES ARE GOING TO BE EXHIBITED AS 100% PURE REFERENCE BEN SHAN LÜ NI to the public to educate everybody. Ben Shan means Huang Long Shan, and Huang Long Shan has several quarries. The first from the top left is Da Shui Tan 大水潭 quarry, the second is Tai Xi 台西 quarry, the third is Hong Ni Dang 红泥宕 and the fourth is 4th Quarry 四号井。Their difference is minute colour variation and also subject to firing temperature, current weather and ambient moisture, and we still list them accordingly for completion.
We ZOOM in to Da Shui Tan 大水潭 quarry,

The Tai Xi 台西 quarry,

The Hong Ni Dang 红泥宕 quarry,

And lastly the 4th Quarry 四号井 quarry,

YOU ARE WITH US, WITH LI HONG YUAN, WITH ZHU ZE WEI, AND WITH THE YIXING ZISHA ASSOCIATION WHO IS GOING TO EXHIBIT THESE AS THE AUTHORITATIVE 100% BEN SHAN LÜ NI.

All Ben Shan Lü Ni pots from Zhang Ke and Cao Lan Fang are flame-fired, THREE TIMES. It is a very lengthy process. Each firing requiring 24 hours, with very gradual warming up and an internal conveyor belt system that brings the pot in and out of heat. And in between each round, there is a period of gradual cooling down as well. The flame-firing kiln opens only twice a week, and also depending on the prevailing weather. It is a very time-consuming process to craft and fire a BenShan LüNi pot, to bring it to fruition. Here are the "Yun Ying", the latest creation by Zhang Ke, and also his famous Thin-Walled Shui Ping Set, both DELECTABLY made from our precious Cao Family's 100% Pure BenShan LüNi,

Dearest Friends,
From our very own Cao Family's renowned and precious collection of rare ores & clays. From our Family's mined and painstakingly preserved stock since the 1920s. And, World Religious ZiSha Premier Master: Cao An Xiang signed-labelled certificates with unique serial numbers of our Chinese rmb cash notes-serial numbered for all our family's issued clays for every work procured by you our friend and patron. For your provenance and reassurance, and un-imitability.

All of us Artists and Craftsmen, Cao Family et al Artists at RealZiSha do not pander to marketing hype. In all these years, we had never, and will never jump on bandwagons offering and retailing pots of rare clays at exorbitant prices. We do not subscribe to this manner of business.

We commit to doing the right thing, not the business thing.

When it comes to rare clays which we possess,
We hold ourselves strictly to accomplish two things:
1) Protect Limited Stocks of Rare Clays,
2) Do NOT prey on customers' desire for rare clays. There are many willing buyers of rare clays who call us daily in China and from our international friends and patrons, and who are willing to offer high prices. But we never once yielded to any notion of greed. Instead, we always take time to advise them about proper ZiSha Art, about the fraternity, the inner proper workings. We also advise them to focus on the Art of ZiSha, the skill involved in the pot: the ZiSha work's craftsmanship, and the honesty. First and Foremost.

ALL THESE YEARS, we at the Cao Family and the esteemed collaborative Artists we team up with, have been AVAILING pots of rare clays ONLY at affordable and reasonable prices, e.g.
1) YuanKuang DaHongPao from our own Cao Family's stock,
2) BenShan LüNi from our own Cao Family's stock (which even Huang Long Yuan 黄龙远 company is keeping to themselves firmly and not selling),
and,
3) Shi Hong Ni,
4) Qi Cao Duan,
5) Bai Ma Zi,
6) Huang Long Yuan Company National-Authenticated only true 4th Quarry Di Cao Qing (procured through our especially warm and good relationship with Huang Long Yuan boss).
7) Kui Huang Duan

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Bob Burg in "Go-Givers" teaches all to firstly and ONLY, focus on giving value to people, and removing all thoughts of the receipt of money.
Peter Drucker states that "The purpose of a business is, to serve the customer."
John C. Maxwell advises that, as leaders within, leaders are in its essence to serve.
Jim Collins affirms that Great Companies though knowing profit is important, do not regard profits as the guiding light nor foremost pillar that a timeless business/company looks at. It should be Values, OTHER than profits, that is the guiding light.
Steven Covey elucidated in The Eight Habit, that, in the coming Age of Wisdom: the true Magnetic North with its Values of Integrity and Morality is the strong totem to guide us humans all.

We believe in the Genius of The "AND",
and not the Tyranny of the "Or":

We CAN do the right things,
AND also, do the things right.

We believe you would do the same as what we do, if you are in our position of care.
We believe we will achieve
these TWO AIMS:
~ 1)Being Responsible: manage the controlled release of limited stock,
~ 2a)Not jumping on the bandwagon and making patrons pay $6k to $12k for a Yuan Kuang Da Hong Pao pot,
~ 2b) maintaining our sales of rare clays at very affordable and supremely reasonable prices and that the POT must ALSO be allied with proper good craftsmanship and skills developed from the hands of a reputable Artist. 做工必须要是好的, a pot should not be sold "just for the clay".

Recent major trip: We all went to and was up at An Hui's 安徽 famous Da Yuan Chan Si 大愿禅寺 temple recently on the 8th Sept 2023 weekend for the presentation and inauguration of our family's work and effort to the temple, the famous Da Yuan Chan Si. Here are photos of us with you can see all of us: our uncle Premier Master Cao An Xiang 曹安祥, our Aunt Senior Master Cao Lan Fang 曹兰芳, our cousin Assoc Master Zhang Ke 张轲。

This is the 131st Fully-Handmade ZiSha Religious Set that our Uncle Cao An Xiang has made for a temple. You can view most of the other sets in Premier Master Cao An Xiang's section found on our front mainpage too.

Senior Master Cao Lan Fang with Premier Master Cao An Xiang at the front desk of the event dinner on Friday evening 9th September 2023.

Proud of our Uncle Cao An Xiang for his endless and tiring efforts all these years,

On the morning of Saturday morning, 9th September 2023 for our humble presentation and inauguration of the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Religious Set for the temple. The Chief Abbot gracefully accepted and adopted the ZiSha Works. Thank you, Abbot.