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Taiwanese
Longevity Spirit Money, from Taiwan (2 prints)
20th century
Gift of Ellen and Richard Laing
2006/2.41.2A
Woodblock print with red floral design framing an inner square that contains six characters in the top and lower right, center, and left corners and a large character ("longevity") in the middle with an image of two coins suspended from the wings of a stylized bat in the lower center. Swath of orange paint and imitation gold foil in the middle.
Taiwanese
Longevity spirit money from Taiwan
20th century
Gift of Ellen Johnston Laing
2008/1.171
Image of two figures in long robes standing on either side of a tree with a purple and yellow trunk. A smaller figure is in the tree surrounded by gold coins in the tree. There is one large gold coin at the top of the tree trunks with the words "peace on earth" and there are smaller gold coins falling to the ground. There are also few Chinese characters by the figures and around the tree branch. 
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Shaking the Money Tree
;1800 – 1999
Gift of Sharlynn and Andrew Circo, in memory of Sotokichi Katsuizumi
2015/2.173.2
This is a line drawing on white paper. There is a hatchet, an oblong box with a dark line around the middle and the words, "thousands of dollars". The drawing is signed and dated (l.r.).
Jean-Michel Basquiat (American (North American))
Thousands of dollars
1981
Gift of Arthur Cohen in honor of Ben and Yetta Cohen
1985/2.17
This multi-bladed weapon has four blades. Three blades radiate upward from the central shaft. The longest of these blades curves slightly downward and has a rounded, dull end. The second longest of these blades also has a rounded dull end and points upward. In between these blades is a short, sharp, triangular blade pointing upward. A fourth blade radiates outward (horizontally) from the bottom of the shaft, near the handle. It is a long, spear-like blade. The central shaft and blades are decorated with incisions that run along the edges, outlining the basic form of the weapon. The handle is wrapped in woven fiber.
Zande (Zande)
Throwing-Knife
1920 – 1930
Gift of John Rewald
1983/1.149

Andrew Sinats
Twenty Dollar Bill, from the series In Trust Transit (series of four)
1971
1971/1.210

Papua New Guinean
Man's Belt with currency
1867 – 1932
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Haas
1986/1.199
Image of two figures in long robes standing on either side of a tree with a purple and yellow trunk. A smaller figure is in the tree surrounded by gold coins in the tree. There is one large gold coin at the top of the tree trunks with the words "peace on earth" and there are smaller gold coins falling to the ground. There are also few Chinese characters by the figures and around the tree branch. 
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Shaking the Money Tree
;1800 – 1999
Gift of Sharlynn and Andrew Circo, in memory of Sotokichi Katsuizumi
2015/2.173.1

Schelte Adams Bolswert
The Denial of Peter
1610 – 1638
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1994/2.3
A bamboo stick with carved characters running vertically along the stick.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Bank Note (worth 200 copper coins)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1985/2.79
Two male figures wearing official robes and hats, sit side by side on thrones. The one on the right holds a shoe-shaped ingot and a scepter. The god on the left holds only a shoe-shaped ingot. In front of them is basin filled with coins and rarities such as jewels, branches of coral and shining ingots. On the right, a smaller male figure holds a horse on a tray while his counter part on the left holds a brush and a scroll. At the top is a sinuous dragon whose spine is composed of coins and above him is a horse bearing a stack of shoe-shaped ingots.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Everything You Wish in the Nine Heavens: Gods of Wealth Increase Good Fortune
20th century
Gift of Ellen and Richard Laing
2006/2.49
This painting depicts the interior of a room where four men are grouped around a table. They are painted as half-length figures, and their forms fill the foreground. They are painted in warm tones of brown, red and green and dressed in 16th century Netherlandish clothing. There is a king, wearing a pointed crown, who, with his right arm awkwardly crossed over his left, points to another man across the table. He has a furrowed brow and his mouth is partially open as if he is speaking. Next to him is a man looking downward, intently counting coins piled on the table. The third man pauses while writing in a book, his hand with the pen is stopped in mid-air, and looks back at the king. The fourth man, on the other side of the table, has his hands clasped in a pleading gesture and his eyes meet the gaze of the king. Items in the room and on the table such as books, scissors, a money bag, and an hourglass, are painted in great detail. In the upper right, a small outdoor scene, painted in tones of light green, shows
Jan van Hemessen
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
1551 – 1561
Museum Purchase
1959/1.108
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