A FINE LARGE THREE-CASE KINJI INRO inlaid in Shibayama style using tinted shell, ivory and other materials with the strong man Asahina Saburo confronting Emma-O the King of Hell and forcing him to crawl between his legs, on the reverse an attendant oni on one knee watches in astonishment, nashiji interiors, late 19th century, 11 cm. high; with an attached kagamibuta netsuke with wood bowl and metal disc carved and pierced as a mythical creature and a sahari ojime formed as a Noh actor in the role of Shojo