Cao Zhi, courtesy name Zijian, posthumously known as Prince Si of Chen (陈思王), was a prince of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China, and an accomplished poet in his time. His style of poetry, greatly revered during the Jin dynasty and Southern and Northern Dynasties, came to be known as the Jian'an style.
Excerpt of Cao Zhi's in Nymph of Luo River by Gu Kaizhi
Cao Zhi's full-length portrait on "Nymph of Luo River" (or "Goddess of Luo River") by Gu Kaizhi of the Jin dynasty (266–420), which illustrates a fu (descriptive poem) of same title written by Cao Zhi.
Portrait of Cao Zhi from a Qing dynasty edition of the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Wei (220–266), known as Cao Wei (曹魏) or Former Wei in historiography, was a dynastic state of China and one of the three major states that competed for supremacy over China in the Three Kingdoms period. With its capital initially located at Xuchang, and thereafter Luoyang, the state was established by Cao Pi in 220, based upon the foundations laid by his father, Cao Cao, towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty.
Cao Wei horse figure.
Celadon standing figures, Haidian Museum, Cao Wei Dynasty.
A Cao Wei tomb, 247 CE