Holi Syringe (Pichkari)

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late 18th–mid-19th century · Silver and gilded silver · Islamic Art

This delightful water syringe, or pichkari, would have been filled with colored water to be sprayed during the Indian spring festival of Holi. It was probably made at Lucknow or another royal court of northern India where it would have been part of a collection of other elegant paraphernalia.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 18th–mid-19th century

Medium

Silver and gilded silver

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Estate of Howard Hodgkin Gift, 2019