Holi Syringe (Pichkari)

late 18th–mid-19th century
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Holi Syringe (Pichkari)
  • Date: late 18th–mid-19th century
  • Geography: Made in India, Lucknow (probably)
  • Medium: Silver and gilded silver
  • Dimensions: L: 5.9 in (15 cm)
    Extended: L: 8.9 in (22.5 cm)
  • Classification: Metal
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Estate of Howard Hodgkin Gift, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.149
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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