Nargileh Collection

BLACK WOMAN, 1875-1876 (oil on canvas)
7215227 BLACK WOMAN, 1875-1876 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info.: Late 1875--early 1876 Oil on canvas L This painting)

A Bulgarian soldier smoking a Hookah in the 19th century, from El Mundo en la Mano pub. 1875
5242567 A Bulgarian soldier smoking a Hookah in the 19th century, from El Mundo en la Mano pub. 1875.

Portrait of a young Egyptian woman - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4984605 Portrait of a young Egyptian woman - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portrait of a young Egyptian woman - Photograph second half of the 19th century)

Portraits of women from Sudan - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4984578 Portraits of women from Sudan - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portraits of women from Sudan - Photograph second half of the 19th century -); Photo © DDF

Princess and attendant in trompe l'oeil window, c.1765 (opaque w/c and gold on paper)
XOS5874007 Princess and attendant in trompe l'oeil window, c.1765 (opaque w/c and gold on paper) by Khan, Aqil (active mid-1700s); 12.5x7.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The outdoor banquet, curtain Russian games, detail of the tent and characters
JEB4881787 The outdoor banquet, curtain Russian games, detail of the tent and characters. Tapestry by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (Jean Baptiste Leprince)

Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side, sweepers sitting on the sidewalk smoke the shisha, 1900
LUX4778853 Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side, sweepers sitting on the sidewalk smoke the shisha, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): genre scene, three women in odalisque smoking the narguile, 1860
LUX4816773 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): genre scene, three women in odalisque smoking the narguile, 1860; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): genre scene

Greece, Crete: Three French soldiers of the 122nd century in the yard of their house smoke the narguile, 1908
LUX4805563 Greece, Crete: Three French soldiers of the 122nd century in the yard of their house smoke the narguile, 1908; (add.info.: Greece)

Portrait of a young egyptian girl reclining in a chair. She is wearing ethnic dress
3572310 Portrait of a young egyptian girl reclining in a chair. She is wearing ethnic dress and is posing in the studio smoking the narghile

Persian Lady - Persian noble woman in jeweled turban, fur-trimmed jacket, tunic and pantaloons, smoking a hookah pipe
FLO4723873 Persian Lady - Persian noble woman in jeweled turban, fur-trimmed jacket, tunic and pantaloons, smoking a hookah pipe

Album "Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910": Interior of the Cafe Maure in Tunis with man smoking the shisha
3562337 Album "Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910": Interior of the Cafe Maure in Tunis with man smoking the shisha (narghile), 1910 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Tunis, Cafe Maure)

Greece, Crete: 2 French soldiers smoke the narguile and a third drink a glass of wine, 1905 - number on cap: 122nd
LUX4770682 Greece, Crete: 2 French soldiers smoke the narguile and a third drink a glass of wine, 1905 - number on cap: 122nd; (add.info.: Greece)

Indian Rajah - Indian rajah in bejeweled robes and hat, smoking a hookah pipe
FLO4723667 Indian Rajah - Indian rajah in bejeweled robes and hat, smoking a hookah pipe and holding a peacock feather fan - Handcoloured woodcut from " Moeurs

An Indian woman at a gala seated on a rich carpet with containers of betelnut and perfume
FLO4623936 An Indian woman at a gala seated on a rich carpet with containers of betelnut and perfume, attended by an ayah or servants with punya (fan), pawn and snake hookah pipe

Fath Ali Shah, second Qajar (Qadjar) emperor or Shah of Iran (1772-1832). Illustration from Guillaume Antoine Olivier
FLO4723035 Fath Ali Shah, second Qajar (Qadjar) emperor or Shah of Iran (1772-1832). Illustration from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880) (wood engraving)
530483 Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880) (wood engraving); (add.info.: Yakub (Yakoob) Khan, ruler of Afghanistan, at a review at Gundamuck, 30 May 1879

Egypt, Cairo: Chechia traders in front of their shops, smoking narguile, 1892
LUX4801154 Egypt, Cairo: Chechia traders in front of their shops, smoking narguile, 1892; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: Chechia traders in front of their shops, smoking narguile)

Hoqq-burdar or pipe bearer, with hookah tobacco pipe and Persian carpet. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an
FLO4565553 Hoqq-burdar or pipe bearer, with hookah tobacco pipe and Persian carpet. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from " Asiatic Costumes," Ackermann, London

A Bulgarian Soldier Smoking A Hookah In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano Published 1875 ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5420626 A Bulgarian Soldier Smoking A Hookah In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano Published 1875 ©UIG/Leemage.

Greece, Crete: Oriental life scene, a European with mustache smokes the narguile in the shade of an olive tree, 1908
LUX4764543 Greece, Crete: Oriental life scene, a European with mustache smokes the narguile in the shade of an olive tree, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete: Oriental life scene)

Tunisia, La Goulette: Salon arabizing of an officer in garrison. An officer's wife in the middle of hangings
LUX4766267 Tunisia, La Goulette: Salon arabizing of an officer in garrison. An officer's wife in the middle of hangings and hookles

A Festive Gathering, c1163 AH/AD 1750. Creator: Unknown
A Festive Gathering, c1163 AH/AD 1750. This painting celebrates the pleasures of smoking and partaking in good company. The composition is made up of animated vignettes

"A Departure from Palmyra", by Carl Haag, in the exhibition of the Society of Painters... 1862
"A Departure from Palmyra", by Carl Haag, in the exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1862. We have rarely seen a drawing so small as that we have engraved so full of

Sultan and Musicians, c. 1650 (opaque w/c and gold on paper)
XOS5884675 Sultan and Musicians, c. 1650 (opaque w/c and gold on paper) by South Indian School, (17th century); 16.9x20.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Southern India)

Miniature Painting on Paper Lady Enjoying Hookah
3609943 Miniature Painting on Paper Lady Enjoying Hookah by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Lady Enjoying Hookah and Drink Miniature Painting on Paper
3609946 Lady Enjoying Hookah and Drink Miniature Painting on Paper by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Egyptian Woman in a Harem in Cairo, illustration from The Valley of the Nile engraved by Bureau, pub
STC83481 Egyptian Woman in a Harem in Cairo, illustration from The Valley of the Nile engraved by Bureau, pub. by Lemercier, 1848 (litho) by Prisse d'Avennes

Pipe Attendant, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Pipe Attendant, 1857. The pipe-attendant is an essential in Oriental luxury and comfort, the pipe itself being the inseparable companion of Nawab, Pasha, and Sahib

Arab Cafe in Cairo, Egypt, 1906
ELD4831082 Arab Cafe in Cairo, Egypt, 1906 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Arab Cafe in Cairo, Egypt, 1906); Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Damascus, Syria in 1894. Narguila smokers
3789424 Damascus, Syria in 1894. Narguila smokers; (add.info.: Narguila smokers in Damascus, Syria in 1894. Jerusalem-Damas ch Lallemand Paris Ancienne Maison Quantin 1894); Lebrecht History

Lady on a terrace with a hookah, c. 1770 (gouache and gold on paper)
1071157 Lady on a terrace with a hookah, c.1770 (gouache and gold on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 32.2276x24.4475x2.54 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

A seated portrait of Ram Chandra Lahiri, Dewan of Cooch Bewar (1829 - 1842, c)
7370330 A seated portrait of Ram Chandra Lahiri, Dewan of Cooch Bewar (1829 - 1842, c. 1840 (opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper)

Walter Crane (1845-1915)
864108 Walter Crane (1845-1915) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); (add.info.: Old King Cole was a merry old soul/ And a merry old soul was he./He called for his pipe)

Hookah base, 17th century (zinc alloy "bidri ware" inlaid with gold)
1071563 Hookah base, 17th century (zinc alloy "bidri ware" inlaid with gold) by Indian School, (17th century); 16.5100330201x18.4150368301x18.4150368301 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Sultan Bayezid I (or Bajazet, 1360-1403) in a cage after his defeat to Tamerlan (Timur) (1336-1405)
ELD4883859 Sultan Bayezid I (or Bajazet, 1360-1403) in a cage after his defeat to Tamerlan (Timur) (1336-1405) Mongolian prince and descendant of Genghis Khan

Lady with a Hawk, Pahari Style, Punjab Hills, c. 1750 (paint on paper)
BAL106924 Lady with a Hawk, Pahari Style, Punjab Hills, c.1750 (paint on paper) by Guler School (18th Century); 20.6x11 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

Girls Bathing, Pahari Style, Kangra School, Himachel Pradesh, 18th century (gouache on paper)
BAL106925 Girls Bathing, Pahari Style, Kangra School, Himachel Pradesh, 18th century (gouache on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); 18x15 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

Still life with narguile Painting by Marc Alfred Chataud (1833-1908) Sun. 44x34 cm Mandatory mention
JEB4902015 Still life with narguile Painting by Marc Alfred Chataud (1833-1908) Sun. 44x34 cm Mandatory mention: Collection foundation regards de Provence, Marseille by Chataud

The Slipper Merchant, 1872 (oil on canvas)
WLT206783 The Slipper Merchant, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Villegas y Cordero, Jose (1844-1921); 48.3x65 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA

A lady on a terrace with hookah and falcon, c. 1760 (opaque watercolor and gold on paper)
5930829 A lady on a terrace with hookah and falcon, c.1760 (opaque watercolor and gold on paper) by Har Jaimal (fl.late 18th century); 23.5x15.9 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Alice and the Caterpillar, illustration from Alice in Wonderland, published by Editions Delagrave, Paris
CHT195293 Alice and the Caterpillar, illustration from Alice in Wonderland, published by Editions Delagrave, Paris. 1935 (colour litho) by Pecoud

Shah Allum reviewing the East India Company troops, 18th century (engraving)
3781583 Shah Allum reviewing the East India Company troops, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Shah Allum, mogul of Hindostan, reviewing the East India Companys troops)

Objects from the Prince of Waless Presents at South Kensington (engraving)
1602369 Objects from the Prince of Waless Presents at South Kensington (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Maharana Amar Singh II smoking a sheep-shaped hookah, c. 1705 (opaque w / c and gold on paper)
6040479 Maharana Amar Singh II smoking a sheep-shaped hookah, c.1705 (opaque w/c and gold on paper) by Stipple Master (fl.c.1705); 23x17.9 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Muslim women and metouali from Sidon. Engraving by Y. Pranishnikoff, to illustrate the story La Syria d aujourd hui
LSE4332433 Muslim women and metouali from Sidon. Engraving by Y.Pranishnikoff, to illustrate the story La Syria d aujourd hui, by M.Lortet, dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Lyon

Leisure Hour in the Harem
FIA5407243 Leisure Hour in the Harem by Himmel, Joseph (1869-1941); 33x43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Heures de loisirs dans le harem - Leisure Hour in the Harem - Joseph Himmel (1869-1941)

Page 6. An Indian Scepter used for fanning their Chiefs;a Hubble Bubble or Indian tobacco pipe;an Indian shield;an
5669976 Page 6. An Indian Scepter used for fanning their Chiefs; a Hubble Bubble or Indian tobacco pipe; an Indian shield; an Indian scourge, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby

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"Nargileh: A Journey Through Time and Culture" Step into the world of nargileh, also known as hookah or shisha, and embark on a captivating journey through history and diverse cultures. From captivating artworks to intriguing historical events, this ancient smoking device has left its mark in various corners of the world. In 1875-1876, an exquisite oil painting titled "Black Woman" depicts a mesmerizing scene where a black woman is seen enjoying her nargileh. The artist's attention to detail beautifully captures the essence of relaxation and tranquility that comes with indulging in this centuries-old tradition. Traveling to Cairo, Egypt in 1906, we find ourselves immersed in an Arab cafe bustling with life. Amidst the vibrant atmosphere, locals gather around their beloved nargilehs, sharing stories and laughter while creating lasting memories. Venturing further into Syria in 1894 takes us to Damascus where we encounter a group of Narguila smokers. Their content expressions reveal the pleasure derived from this communal activity that transcends time and cultural boundaries. Delving deeper into history brings us back to c. 1770 when "Lady on a terrace with a hookah" was delicately painted using gouache and gold on paper. This artwork showcases how even during earlier times, women were not excluded from partaking in the enjoyment of nargileh. Moving forward to India during the early 19th century introduces us to Ram Chandra Lahiri - Dewan of Cooch Bewar - depicted elegantly seated while holding his cherished hookah adorned with opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper. This portrait exemplifies how influential figures embraced this pastime as they navigated their roles within society. The artistic genius Walter Crane (1845-1915) captivates our imagination by illustrating scenes featuring individuals engrossed in their nargilehs amidst lush landscapes.