National Grand Master Of The Arts, Cao Ya Lin ~ Art Works, Full Catalog. 国家工艺美术大师, 曹亚麟 ~ 紫砂艺术, 全集。

Dearest Friends, this Part 1 of 2, of our latest meeting with our Uncle, National Grand Master Of The Arts, Cao Ya Lin.

Grand Master Cao Ya Lin is the first ever National Grand Master Of The Arts, for YiXing ZiSha, to enter as a National Grand Master, having a Professional Degree in the Academia (Design and Fine Arts). He is a Professor at the School of The Arts, Harbin's 哈尔滨 Shi Fan University 师范大学。

NATIONAL GRAND MASTER OF THE ARTS.
Research Level Master Artist
Professor for Harbin ShiFan University, School of The Arts
Director for JiangSu Arts and Crafts Society
Vice President for JiangSu Ceramic Arts Committee
National ZiSha Arts Research Council Member

So he is one Grand Master Of The Arts, having risen to this highest rank, gained not just through his strength in ZiSha Art crafting, but having both 1)Academia Professorship and 2)Extreme Skills in ZiSha Art crafting. His greatest strength known to YiXing, is his design. This stems from his depth of knowledge in academic literature. He also knows how to craft all types of ZiSha pots: Polygonal 方器, Ornate 花器, Austere 光器, Segmental-Corollary 筋囊器 and Top Handle 提梁器。And he understands and manifests all the most difficult techniques in ZiSha crafting. Therefore, he is known in YiXing: "能文能武", the ability to wield the pen, together with the ability to wield the sword.
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We will follow up this video with Part 2 where Grand Master Cao Ya Lin speaks to us. We will bring you on our visits and meeting with Provincial Grand Master Of The Arts, Shao Shun Sheng, Senior Consummate Master Yuan Hui, Craftsman Chen Fa Chu. We will also bring you to our aunt Senior Master Cao Lan Fang's and our cousin Assoc Master Zhang Ke's joint studio by the Ding Shu Zhen River "Li".

Warmest Regards,
All the Dedicated Craftsmen and Artists,
And our Cao Family in YiXing.