There's a bit of what looks like dirt baked onto the inside. A ceramic jar with a handle, decorated with blue and white landscape paintings. - Design: Blue and white landscape painting style decoration - Shape: Jar with a handle - Material: Ceramic Some people use these to keep medaka (Japanese rice fish) or to arrange flowers, and seem to make good use of them. Please understand that this is a recycled item, and only purchase if you are comfortable with this! Thank you for looking. Kutani ware Umbrella stand Pottery Ceramics Dyeing Japanese Japanese interior Jar Flower vase