Base for a Water Pipe (huqqa) with Floral Medallions, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), early 18th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze, and with brown glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Ceramics, The shape and function indicates that this piece was made for export, probably to India. It remains unclear when the huqqa, used for cooling tobacco or some other substance with water prior to smoking, developed, though historical references indicate that it was used in both India and the Middle East by the sixteenth century
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Base, Water Pipe, huqqa, Floral Medallions, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, early 18th century, China, Porcelain painted, cobalt blue under transparent glaze, brown, Jingdezhen ware, H, 10 1/2, 26.7 cm, Ceramics, shape, function indicates, piece, export, India, remains unclear, cooling tobacco, substance, water prior, smoking, developed, historical, references, indicate, Middle East, sixteenth
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