A GREENISH WHITE JADE 'FOLIATE' WATER PIPE MOUTHPIECE Mughal, 18th/19th century with a fitted box, 11.2cm long, 42g Footnotes: Provenance: Acquired in 1996 (R. Bruce stock book p.24) 莫臥兒 十八/十九世紀 青白玉葉紋水煙嘴 傳承： 購於1996年（R. Bruce 賬本頁24） Tobacco was introduced to India by the Portuguese in the early sixteenth century and first brought to the Mughal Empire of northern India in 1604, by the emissary Asad Beg. This mouthpiece would have been used to inhale smoke drawn from a water bowl, or huqqa base, via a long flexible tube (V&A). For a similar piece, see V&A acc.no.710-1874. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing