Water Jar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a black and white photograph of a ceramic jar titled "Water Jar" by the artist Bernard Leach. The jar has a cylindrical body with a slightly flared mouth and a small metal handle on top of the lid. The body of the jar features horizontal ridges and some textured marks on the lower part. The glossy black glaze is uneven, with some areas appearing streaked or patchy, and reveals the underlying ceramic body in patches. The lid is flat, and the background of the image is plain white.