Author
Haji Abbas (maker)
Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Metalwork Islam Containers Household Objects
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum height: 27cm, Body alone height: 21cm, Body circumference: 37cm, Base alone height: 6cm, Base diameter: 8.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
498&A-1876
Record ID
498&A-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1850
Notes
These are two components of a steel water-pipe. The bowl contained the burning tobacco, and the base was filled with water, which was used to cool the tobacco smoke. They were connected by tubes. The tube attached to the side of the base ended in a mouth-piece for the smoker. The verses in gold compare the smoke of the pipe to the loverâs sigh. Iranian water-pipes made of steel invariably have this form, i.e. ovoid with a pointed projection on the base. This is a particularly fine example.
Sample Text
Persian quatrainTranslationThis jewel, this qalyan of ours
Accoutrement of our innermost heart
At once our oath and our promise
The purity-bestowing qalyan of my heart.NoteInlaid inscription around top, Persian quatrainTranslationThe qalyan at the feast of the gnostics
Is the adornment of [the gathering?].
Its smoke is like the sigh of lovers
Around the jewels in their turbans.NoteInlaid inscription around bottom
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Watered steel inlaid with gold Steel Gold Casting Inlay
Parçalar
Kalian (Water Pipe), Kalian Bowl
Fiziksel açıklama
Ovoid watered steel water pipe, or kalian , inlaid with gold decoration and quatrain inscriptions around the top and bottom.
Üslup
Qajar
