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能面師 麻生りり子
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Here, you can view Noh masks hand-carved by Lilico Aso.
Each mask is carefully crafted by hand with great attention to detail.
Please enjoy the depth of expression and quiet beauty each one holds.
女 面
Female Masks
Click on each mask to view more details.
Ko-omote｜ 小面
This mask represents a young girl of around fifteen.
With its pure and delicate expression, it is often used for roles such as celestial maidens or fairies.
With its pure and delicate expression, it is often used for roles such as celestial maidens or fairies.
Ko-omote｜
小面
This mask, with its soft and rounded cheeks, represents a young and graceful woman.
It is often used for roles such as celestial maidens or goddesses, evoking a sense of mystery and purity.
It is often used for roles such as celestial maidens or goddesses, evoking a sense of mystery and purity.
Waka-onnna｜若女
A graceful female mask with delicate features and a touch of melancholy.
It is used for roles involving love, longing, or tragic elements.
It is used for roles involving love, longing, or tragic elements.
Waka-onnna｜若女
A mask representing a young and beautiful woman.
Highly valued in the Kanze school, Waka-onna is often used as a principal role (shite mask).
Her translucent skin and delicate features evoke a sense of fleeting beauty.
Highly valued in the Kanze school, Waka-onna is often used as a principal role (shite mask).
Her translucent skin and delicate features evoke a sense of fleeting beauty.
Saka-gami｜逆髪
A princess who appears in the Noh play Semimaru, she is the elder sister of the blind prince Semimaru.
Born with naturally upright hair, she is cast into a tragic fate.
Though often seen as a madwoman, her expression reveals a sense of quiet wisdom and transcendent insight beneath the surface.
Born with naturally upright hair, she is cast into a tragic fate.
Though often seen as a madwoman, her expression reveals a sense of quiet wisdom and transcendent insight beneath the surface.
Saka-gami｜逆髪
The coloration of this mask evokes the quiet erosion of time—cracks, fading, and wear that speak of a life endured.
Aioi-zō｜ 相生増
A versatile mask used across a wide range of roles.
It conveys a sense of purity and moral clarity.
It conveys a sense of purity and moral clarity.
Zō-onna｜ 増女
This mask is known as “Zō-onna” after its creator, the sculptor Zōami.
Its intelligent and noble expression makes it suitable for portraying goddesses, celestial maidens, and other exalted female roles.
Its intelligent and noble expression makes it suitable for portraying goddesses, celestial maidens, and other exalted female roles.
Masukami｜増髪
While the Masukami mask is typically characterized by furrowed brows and a sunken forehead, this particular piece departs from that convention.
Instead, it carries an air of refinement reminiscent of the Zō-onna.
The deeply carved facial features also stand out prominently.
Instead, it carries an air of refinement reminiscent of the Zō-onna.
The deeply carved facial features also stand out prominently.
Deigan｜ 泥眼
This mask is called Deigan, meaning “mud eyes,” due to the use of gold pigment applied to the whites of the eyes.
The golden eyes symbolize a being that transcends the human realm.
It is often used for roles that embody jealousy or resentment.
The golden eyes symbolize a being that transcends the human realm.
It is often used for roles that embody jealousy or resentment.
Deigan｜ 泥眼
This Deigan mask embodies a restrained, dignified form of jealousy and resentment.
Rather than displaying emotion overtly, it holds it inward — making its underlying passion and turmoil feel all the more profound.
Rather than displaying emotion overtly, it holds it inward — making its underlying passion and turmoil feel all the more profound.
Uba｜ 姥
Uba is a mask representing an elderly woman.
Unlike the gentle Uba used in celebratory plays like Takasago, this version bears a slightly sharper, more severe expression.
It is used for roles such as the old woman who later transforms into a demon in Adachigahara, or the sharp-witted crone who out-argues a priest in Sotoba Komachi.
Unlike the gentle Uba used in celebratory plays like Takasago, this version bears a slightly sharper, more severe expression.
It is used for roles such as the old woman who later transforms into a demon in Adachigahara, or the sharp-witted crone who out-argues a priest in Sotoba Komachi.
Rōjo Komachi｜老女小町
This mask is said to represent the aged face of Ono no Komachi, a legendary poet famed for her beauty and intellect.
Even in old age, it retains a graceful and dignified beauty.
Even in old age, it retains a graceful and dignified beauty.
鬼神面
Demon & Deity Masks
Aka-Hannya｜赤般若
This red Hannya mask represents the vengeful spirit of a woman consumed by jealousy and resentment.
The vivid red color intensifies her rage, symbolizing the flames of emotional torment.
Yet beneath the terrifying fury lies a sorrowful truth — the anguish of one who was driven to become a demon.
The vivid red color intensifies her rage, symbolizing the flames of emotional torment.
Yet beneath the terrifying fury lies a sorrowful truth — the anguish of one who was driven to become a demon.
Shiro-hannya｜白般若
Among the Hannya masks, this white version is known for its refined beauty and noble presence.
It is used to portray the vengeful spirit of Lady Rokujō in Aoi no Ue.
And yet, behind her wrath, one can sense a deep well of sorrowful tears.
It is used to portray the vengeful spirit of Lady Rokujō in Aoi no Ue.
And yet, behind her wrath, one can sense a deep well of sorrowful tears.
Kurohige｜ 黒髭
This mask, whose name means “black beard,” is used to portray divine spirits or dragon gods in Noh theater.
Its bold eyebrows, flowing beard, and elongated chin evoke the fierce and majestic energy of a dragon.
Its bold eyebrows, flowing beard, and elongated chin evoke the fierce and majestic energy of a dragon.
男 面
Male Masks
Mikazuki｜ 三日月
The name Mikazuki, meaning “crescent moon,” comes from a crescent-shaped carving found on the reverse side of an original mask passed down through the Kanze school.
With its sun-darkened, brown-toned complexion, this mask is often used to portray the vengeful spirit of a fierce warrior.
With its sun-darkened, brown-toned complexion, this mask is often used to portray the vengeful spirit of a fierce warrior.
Mikazuki｜ 三日月
This mask is based on the Mikazuki (crescent moon) type but has been painted in a pale, bluish tone to emphasize its ghostly, vengeful nature.
This coloring was done upon request and differs from the original sun-darkened complexion traditionally associated with the mask.
This coloring was done upon request and differs from the original sun-darkened complexion traditionally associated with the mask.
All Noh masks are carefully handcrafted, one by one.
Please feel free to contact us regarding mask types or delivery times.
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