Katabori-style wooden netsuke depicting a peasant carrying a huge kabocha (squash) on his back, tied with a rope. The cucurbit's tail is removable, allowing the inro cord to be passed through, which exits through a himotoshi at the base of the vegetable. Signed below the squash Toman - ??. Japan, 19th century. L.: 4.3 cm; H.: 5 cm