id:			144663
accession number:	1969.287
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.287
updated:		2021-07-10 09:00:19.200000

Hookah Bowl, 1700s. India, Mughal. Glass; overall: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.287

title:				Hookah Bowl
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
current location:		116 Islamic
creditline:			The Norweb Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	India, Mughal
technique:	glass
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Glass
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
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support materials:


inscriptions:

	inscription:	Inscription in Farsi, on body:

Even if live charcoal is placed on its head/
The hookah, a teacher of etiquette,/
will not respond unless drawn upon;/
Thus one can learn from its manners of refinement.
	translation:	
	remark:		

	inscription:	Inscription in Farsi, on shoulder:

In the name of Allah the clement and merciful is the key to the wise treasure.
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Glass of the Sultans
	opening date:   2001-05-24T00:00:00
	<i>Glass of the Sultans</i>. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (May 24-September 3, 2001); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (October 2, 2001-January 13, 2002); Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece (February 20-May 15, 2002).

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

	title:		Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2021-05-21T04:00:00
	<i>Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 21, 2021-May 31, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. R. Henry [Emery May Holden] Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1969
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1969-
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fun fact: 
Around the top of this hookah bowl are incised the opening two lines from the<em> Khamsa (Quintet) </em>of the celebrated Persian poet Nizami (1141–1209).

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wall description: 
The inscription around the body of the base speaks to the use of the hookah in the decadent life of the Mughal court. The hookah is commended for being a proper, refined servant who will not “respond unless drawn upon” or, produce water bubbles when smoke is drawn through the hose. Undoubtedly the witty, poetic allusions would have been appreciated at banquets and other courtly gatherings. The use of wheel-cut glass for this hookah base may have been influenced by English glass and lead crystal that was exported to India
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Carboni, Stefano, and David Whitehouse. <em>Glass of the Sultans</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 136, pp. 282-283
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