A painted gourd by Li Wenxing from Rizhao city in Shandong province on July 7, 2018. [Photo/IC] Gourd has a similar pronunciation as the Chinese word fulu, which means "happiness", and is regarded as ...

View Group of Three Polychrome Painted Gourds By Rivera Robert; gourds, pigments; tallest: 8 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (21 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm.), shortest: 8 x 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm.); Signed; .

What’s the difference between a gourd and a squash? A gourd is inedible; a squash is tasty. A gourd dries out in the sun; a squash rots. And the Marion County Gourd Artists wouldn’t spend hours ...