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Japanese Noh Theater Costumes

May 2026

These objects are all elaborate silk costumes (including nuihaku, karaori, kariginu, and other types) used in traditional Japanese Noh theater performances, primarily from the Edo period.

22 objects · 3 institutions

Noh Costume (Atsuita)

Noh Costume (Atsuita)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noh Costume (Chōken)

Noh Costume (Chōken)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noh Costume (Karaori) with Dragon and Rice with Dew Roundels

Noh Costume (Karaori) with Dragon and Rice with Dew Roundels

Cleveland Museum of Art

early 1700s

Noh Costume (Kariginu)

Noh Costume (Kariginu)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noh Costume (Nuihaku) with Egrets

Noh Costume (Nuihaku) with Egrets

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Noh Costume (Sobatsugi) with Peonies

Noh Costume (Sobatsugi) with Peonies

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noh Costume (Surihaku) with Fish-Scale Pattern

Noh Costume (Surihaku) with Fish-Scale Pattern

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noh Costume (Surihaku) with Flowers in Fence

Noh Costume (Surihaku) with Flowers in Fence

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noh Robe (Karaori)

Noh Robe (Karaori)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noh Robe (Karaori)

Noh Robe (Karaori)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noh Robe (Karaori)

Noh Robe (Karaori)

Cleveland Museum of Art

c. 1600

Noh Robe (Karaori)

Noh Robe (Karaori)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noh Robe (Karaori)

Noh Robe (Karaori)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noh Robe (Kariginu)

Noh Robe (Kariginu)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noh Robe (Kariginu)

Noh Robe (Kariginu)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1800–1850

Noshime (Male Noh Costume)
IIIF

Noshime (Male Noh Costume)

Art Institute of Chicago

2nd half of the 18th century

Nuihaku (Noh Costume)
IIIF

Nuihaku (Noh Costume)

Art Institute of Chicago

18th century , Edo period (1615–1868) (additional patterning added early 19th century)

Nuihaku (Noh Costume)
IIIF

Nuihaku (Noh Costume)

Art Institute of Chicago

late 17th/ early 18th century

Nuihaku (Noh Costume)
IIIF

Nuihaku (Noh Costume)

Art Institute of Chicago

Late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801-25

Nō Costume (Nuihaku) with  Blossoming Trees and Flowers

Nō Costume (Nuihaku) with Blossoming Trees and Flowers

Cleveland Museum of Art

1675–99

Robe

Robe

Cleveland Museum of Art

early 1800s

Surihaku (Noh Costume)
IIIF

Surihaku (Noh Costume)

Art Institute of Chicago

Edo period (1615–1868), 1775/1825