Touch Me Not (Noli me tangere)

James Tissot

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Along with silver, gold, and ivory, turquoise was one of the precious materials sometimes used to ornament luxury objects during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. This garment hook would have been worn at the waist of a long robe by a member of the ruling elite; on the back is a small knob that would have attached to the robe or belt. The tie of the garment wrapped around the head of the animal, possibly a dragon, at the curved end of the hook. In later periods, Chinese connoisseurs appear to have lost their taste for turquoise, which was only rarely used in jewelry or other wares.

Caption

James Tissot Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France. Touch Me Not (Noli me tangere), 1886–1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 11 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (28.3 x 19.1 cm) Sheet: 11 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (28.3 x 19.1 cm) Frame: 20 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.335. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 00.159.335_PS2.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

Touch Me Not (Noli me tangere)

Date

1886–1894

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

Image: 11 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (28.3 x 19.1 cm) Sheet: 11 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (28.3 x 19.1 cm) Frame: 20 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm)

Signatures

Signed bottom left: "J.J. Tissot"

Credit Line

Purchased by public subscription

Accession Number

00.159.335

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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