Kalian
1650-1700 (made)
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This ceramic vessel is the base of water-pipe for smoking tobacco, known as a "kalian". The fashion for smoking tobacco in Iran became fashionable in the 17th century. This base contained water and was fitted with two long metal pipes, one to a cup holding burning tobacco and the other a mouthpiece; the smoke from the tobacco was drawn through the water to cool it. These are also known as hookah, huqqa, qalian, qalyan, qaliyan, narghile, shisha and hubble-bubble.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted in green and red slip and underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Kalian (water-pipe base), fritware, underglaze-painted with flowers, birds and deer in green and red slip and cobalt blue; Iran, 1650-1700. |
| Physical description | Kalian, or hookah base, decorated around the body with green landscape with red deer, alternating with blue lotus sprays with red and green birds |
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| Production | "Kirman Polychrome" |
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| Summary | This ceramic vessel is the base of water-pipe for smoking tobacco, known as a "kalian". The fashion for smoking tobacco in Iran became fashionable in the 17th century. This base contained water and was fitted with two long metal pipes, one to a cup holding burning tobacco and the other a mouthpiece; the smoke from the tobacco was drawn through the water to cool it. These are also known as hookah, huqqa, qalian, qalyan, qaliyan, narghile, shisha and hubble-bubble. |
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| Accession number | 611-1889 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2009 |
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