Animated Gourd (c.1841) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
“Animated Gourd,” created around 1841 by the artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, is a representative piece of the Ukiyo-e art movement and falls under the genre of genre painting. The artwork exhibits a fantastical scene characterized by a prominent and animated gourd. At the center, a robust, bearded figure is depicted with an intense expression, emerging from …