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Zhu Kexin (1904-1986) was born in Dingshu Town, Yixing City. Originally named Kaichang, it was later renamed "Kexin" to symbolize the humble mind and the ability to learn from others. A cup of water in the mountains can clear the hearts of heaven and earth. Yixing Purple Sand Famous Artist, Flower Goods Giant, Grandmaster, Member of Jiangsu Branch of China Artists Association. Born in Shushan, Yixing, at the age of 14, he studied under Wang Shengyi. In 31 years, he was hired as a technician and factory teacher at Yixing Ceramic Vocational School, and his work "Yunlong Ding" was awarded the "Special Excellence Award" at the Chicago Expo in the United States. In 54 AD, he was appointed to establish the Yixing Shushan Ceramic Industry Production Cooperative and was one of the founders of Yixing Zisha Craft Factory. In 56 AD, he was appointed as a technical tutor by the Jiangsu Provincial Government and taught dozens of apprentices. In 57 AD, he participated in the National Folk Artists Representative Conference. From the 1960s to the 1970s, he designed over a hundred new products, which were collected by major museums and cultural relics museums both domestically and internationally. Graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, he was a member of the Jiangsu Branch of the China Artists Association, a master of purple clay pot making, a famous ceramic artist, and a director of the Jiangsu Ceramic Association during his lifetime. Zhu Kexin is a great master of Yixing Purple Sand Art, one of the famous "Seven Artists of Purple Sand", the earliest member of the National Artists Association in Yixing, and also a master of innovation in purple sand flower products. In the 1930s, his works were collected by Mr. Song Qingling. This pot has the momentum of a dragon soaring above the clouds. Exquisite in design and romantic in conception, the embossed fish, dragon, cloud and pot body blend seamlessly. The cloud pattern on the pot body is elegant, with fluent lines and simple and bright colors; Fish and dragons spit pearls, with a vivid charm. The dragon tongue and dragon head installed on the lid are retractable, presenting different charms; The neck scales and dragon teeth are finely crafted, and the dragon's body leaps and rises with a handle. He is an outstanding representative in the history of creation and has great collection value.