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Cai Xingfo

Cai Xingfo

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Cai Xingfo

蔡幸佛

Cai-family Jian ware craftswoman · hare’s fur & oil spot

Chinese name蔡幸佛
RomanizationCai Xingfo
TraditionJian ware / Jianzhan
Family lineageCai ceramic family of Jianyang
TeachersCai Bingkun · Cai Binglong · Cai Bingsheng
Associated kilnYitong Kiln · collection documentation

About Cai Xingfo

Cai Xingfo (蔡幸佛) is a Jian ware craftswoman from the Cai ceramic family of Jianyang. A surviving certificate accompanying one of her works identifies her as the younger sister of Cai Bingkun 蔡炳昆, Cai Binglong 蔡炳龙 and Cai Bingsheng 蔡炳盛.

The same documentation states that her three elder brothers personally taught her Jian Zhan making. Through that family training, her work belongs to the same Shuiji ceramic tradition that shaped the careers of the better-documented Cai brothers.

Her documented work includes hare’s-fur and oil-spot glazes, with an emphasis on strong crystalline development over dark Jian bodies.

Glazes & Style

Cai Xingfo’s surviving documentation describes two classic Jian glaze directions as central to her work.

兔毫 · Hare’s FurFine streaked crystallization developing through the dark glaze.
油滴 · Oil SpotRounded metallic crystalline spots with strong contrast against the darker ground.
Form & bodyHer documented pieces are described with substantial bodies and a classical Jian ware character.

Family Tradition & Documented Work

The example preserved with this profile shows dense oil-spot crystallization over a dark glaze and is accompanied by a certificate, signature and red seal. Together, those materials connect the piece to Cai Xingfo and the wider Cai-family Jian ware tradition.

The certificate uses the Chinese name 蔡幸佛, which is the most useful form for matching signatures, seals and Chinese-language documentation.

Name & Identification

蔡幸佛 is romanized in Mandarin pinyin as Cai Xingfo. Older filenames and the existing page slug use “Cai Fengfo,” but the visible artist name is kept as Cai Xingfo.

The surviving certificate is signed 蔡幸佛 and carries a red seal, making those features especially useful when comparing attributed examples.

Artist Media & Documentation

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Cai Xingfo attributed Jian ware
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Cai Xingfo collection certificate
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Cai Xingfo signature and seal documentation
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Additional Cai Xingfo collection documentation
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References

Primary collection documentation Certificate, signature, seal and accompanying photographs preserved with the documented Cai Xingfo work. This is the principal source for her personal biography, teachers, glaze descriptions and identification.
Jianyang News · Cai brothers Independent local reporting on Cai Bingkun, Cai Binglong and Cai Bingsheng, supporting the family context named in the certificate. View reference → Gu Zhantang · Cai brothers Secondary Chinese profile of the three Cai brothers and their Jian Zhan work. View reference → Jianyang Jian Kiln & Jian Ware Association Contemporary association resource for the Jianyang Jian ware community; used as general context rather than personal proof of Cai Xingfo’s biography. View reference →

Personal biographical information beyond the surviving certificate is limited, so this profile stays focused on the family training, glazes and identification material that are documented.

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