牝小路焼とは、寛永9年(1632年)に豊前から転封された細川忠利が陶工の牝小路家初代源七、葛城家初代八左衛門を従え、藩主の命によって焼き物を焼かせたのが始まり。
牝小路焼は、鉄分の多い粘土を使った素朴で力強い作風が特徴です。釉薬の調合割合、焼成温度の変化等によりさまざまな発色技法が使い分けられ、釉薬の深い美しさと自由奔放な流し掛けの模様は、器形と調和して素朴な中にもダイナミックな味わいがあります。

Hin-no-koji Yaki is that Tadatoshi Hosokawa, who was overturned from Buzen in 1632, bake pottery at the order of the feudal lord following the potter's first Hin-no-koji family Genshichi and the first Katsuragi family Hachizaemon started.

Hin-no-koji yaki is characterized by a simple and powerful style using iron-rich clay. Various coloring techniques are used depending on the mixing ratio of the glaze, the change in the firing temperature, etc.The deep beauty of the glaze and the bohemian flowing pattern harmonize with the container shape, there is a dynamic taste even in the rustic .