A SAFAVID BLUE AND WHITE NARGILEH BASE of well-rounded form with narrow mouth on slightly misfired flat base, a second hole pierced in the shoulder, the white ground painted in Chinese style with black-outlined blue deer in a rocky landscape with pavilions and pine trees among lakes, a band of abstract lobed motifs and leaves around the neck, early 17th century (slight attachments from kiln on base, negligible chipping to mouth)