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.

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

Overall very good condition, with minor surface wear and soiling to hole, gem stone fluorescing under blacklight, no additional damage.

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