Bottle for a water pipe (huqqa)

Creator Name

Cultural Context

China

Date

late 17th–early 18th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Title

Bottle for a water pipe (huqqa)

Creator

Worktype

Ceramics

Cultural Context

China

Material

Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, with brown glaze (Jingdezhen ware)

Dimensions

H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Diam. of rim 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Diam. of foot 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm);
height: 21.590044centimetre;
width: 11.430023centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

late 17th–early 18th century

Provenance

Purchase by subscription, 1879

Style Period

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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