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An Unusual Pale-celadon Jade Ruby-set Huqqa Mouthpiece, Mughal, Early 19th Century
莫臥爾王朝十九世紀初 青白玉嵌金紅寶石煙嘴
Early 19th Century
A carved white jade huqqa mouthpiece inset in the kundan style in 22 carat gold and 28 foiled Burmese cabochon rubies.
Note:
Tobacco, introduced to India by the Portuguese in the early 1500s, was often smoked using a huqqa (hookah). The mouthpiece was the personal component used to draw smoke through a water vessel and into the mouth via a long, flexible tube.
As the most intimate part of the apparatus, the Mughal evolved into a significant status symbol and was frequently depicted in courtly portraiture. This example, made of high-quality white jade and adorned with gold and Burmese rubies, would have been owned and used by nobility.
煙草由葡萄牙人於十六世紀初傳入印度,當時普遍使用「胡卡」(huqqa,即水煙)吸食。煙嘴作為水煙裝置的個人使用部件,通過一條長而柔軟的軟管,將煙霧經由水缽過濾後吸入使用者口中。
作為這套器具中最貼近個人的部分,「蒙哈爾」(munhal,即煙嘴)逐漸發展為重要的身份象徵,並經常出現在宮廷肖像畫中。本例以高品質白玉製成,飾以黃金及緬甸紅寶石,應為貴族階級所擁有及使用。
Height 2 in., 5.1 cm.
This lot is located in New York.
Overall very good condition, with minor surface wear and soiling to hole, gem stone fluorescing under blacklight, no additional damage.
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Property from an American private collection, acquired from Susan Ollemans, London UK, May 9th, 2021.
Published:
Susan Ollemans, "Asian Jewelry and Jades", 2021.
來源:
美國私人收藏,2021年5月9日購於倫敦古董商Susan Ollemans。
著錄:
Susan Ollemans, "Asian Jewelry and Jades", 2021
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