Huqqa in Art

Mughal Empress Noorjehan seated on a chair with two flowers in her left hand and a huqqa pipe in her right. A landscape with a fort is seen behind the parapet, a framed painting on ivory in Mughal style, from Kashmir, dated to 20^th century.

A huqqa of four pieces with a fluted base decorated in gold gilt having two wooden pipes one attached to the metal fire container shaped like a stemmed cup, the other attached to a flexible smoking tube of cloth with a white agate mouth piece, Qutubshahi style, 19th century.

Kanwan Maha Singh of Uniara on horseback smoking a huqqa, with two attendants seen, one holding the huqqa base, painting from Kota, Rajasthan, circa 1760.

Bell-shaped white huqqa base painted to represent floral designs in square panels, each flower in panel and creeper designs below in the body, from  Deccan, dated to the late 17^th century.

Blue bell-shaped huqqa base painted to represent spotted designs and upright leaf designs in gold, from the Deccan, dated to the late 17^th century.

Globular huqqa base slightly flattened at the bottom. Flower-plant pattern in ogee panels on the body. Flower creeper, creeper and leafy borders on the shoulder and floral designs at the neck. All the designs in relief set in with silver and copper, from Bidar, 19^th century.

Gilt bell shaped huqqa base with flower stalk pattern on body and neck. Flower creeper bands below and at the top. Engraved designs fitted in with enamel green, blue and dark brown, from Bidar, dated to the19^th century.

Huqqa base shaped like a bud or kali;  enamelled with rose flowers and bouquets in various colours, made out of metal, from Persia, dated to the 18^th century.

Painted brass figure of a bearded man squatted on a desk and reading a book, a huqqa is at left on a red and multi coloured carpet, from Germany, dated to the 20^th century.

Bell-shaped glass huqqa base painted to represent flower plants in oval panels both over the neck and body in miniature and large size respectively; creeper designs at the bottom, Mughal, from the 17^th century.

Frog shaped huqqa base painted to represent scroll and floral designs in blue colour. Made at Royal factory Jingdezhen which  is situated in the north-east of Jiangxi province of China, dated to the 17th century.

A huqqa base with slightly flaring mouth with decoration in silver inlay, the neck is decorated with flowers and flower pots. The body is decorated with flower plants having flower pots in between and divided by two bands of flowers, from Bidar, dated to the 20th century.

Figure of an elephant in ceremonial attire carrying ambari with two seated persons inside with a mahout, mounted on a carved ivory platform, from India, dated to the 20^th century,

An exquisite huqqa base enamelled in various colours representing turanj and floral designs, made in copper, from Persia, dated to the 19^th century.

The huqqa collection at Salar Jung Museum is wide, insightful, exciting and belongs to different countries.