湖北民间陶器的生产究竟始于何时尚无考证,可是在窑工之间却有各种各样的传说。例如麻城县蔡家山窑的制陶工人说:据前辈谈论过,在红丝岗发现有明洪武二年时建窑的地基合同。此外,圻春岚头矶窑的制陶工人之间也有类似传说,据说以前在修窑棚时旧梁上有洪武二年的字迹,但是在文献中均无确切记载。清代末年以后,有些陶器产区出现了较大的窑主,其生产也具有相当的规模,曾一度出现了暂短的“兴盛”时期。至解放前夕湖北制陶业处于极度 Hubei folk pottery production began when there is no textual research, but there are a variety of legends between the kilns. For example, the pottery workers at Cai Jiashan kiln in Macheng County said: According to the predecessors, there was foundations contract to build kilns at Hongxigang for two years. In addition, there is a similar legend between the potters in Hiraizumi Arashitai kiln. It is said that there were Hongwu two-year handwriting on the old beam during the repair of the kiln shed, but there is no exact record in the literature. After the end of the Qing Dynasty, some kilns were found in some pottery producing areas and their production was quite large in scale. There was once a short “prosperous” period. To the eve of the liberation of Hubei pottery industry in extreme condition