Handheld Scopes

"Snow Magic" was made by one of our newest Japanese artists, Mikio! Each of her scopes are lovingly handpainted with alcohol ink and therfore completley one of a kind. The interior and exterior of each of are designed to match, but also compliment an…

"Disco" is a small musical parlor kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Hiroshi Wakabayashi. When you turn the key on the front of the scope, a tune will play and the object disc rotates beneath a 3-mirror system, creating beautiful moving imagery. The bar…

"Cumos Universe" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Minori Yamazaki. The name "Cumos" comes from a combination of 'Cube' and 'Cosmos' and it means universe inside a box. Minori Yamazaki designed these scopes around 1980 and they can be...

"Cumos Diamond" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Minori Yamazaki. The name "Cumos" comes from a combination of 'Cube' and 'Cosmos' and it means universe inside a box. Minori Yamazaki designed these scopes around 1980 and they can be...

"Astroscopes" are wonderful handheld kaleidoscopes by Carolyn Bennett. These have acrylic bodies over zodiac-themed art paper. Each scope has a non-turning, oil-filled, side and end lit object cell filled with colorful and glittery items in complemen…

Lovely little cat-themed handheld teleidoscopes by Mr. and Mrs. Sanematsu. You will see a kaleidoscopic image of whatever you look at through these sweet little scopes. They are all looking for homes so feel free to adopt several for yourself and you…

"Night on the Game Board" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Akinori. The body is rectangular, in black stained glass with decorative soldering. The side-lit, dry-cell object chamber includes handmade lampworked glass with a black backgrou…

"Shining Bottle" is a tiny, delicate, blown glass, handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. This scope is a small, genie-like bottle which contains birfringent material and tiny beads. The scope captures light, reflected from the dich…

"Arabesque in White" is a lovely ceramic handheld kaleidoscope by Kiribayashi.  This scope has a non-turning, fluid-filled, side-lit object chamber that has a black background and inclues lampworked glass and glass beads.  This scope has a.…

"Arabesque in Blue" is a lovely handheld ceramic kaleidoscope by Kiribayashi. This scope has a non-turning, oil-filled, side-lit object chamber with a black background that includes lampworked glass and glass beads in colors that match the outside of…

"Choju Giga" is a handheld ceramic kaleidoscope by Kiribayashi. This lovely little scope is decorated with handpainted frogs and rabbits in gold on the white ceramic body. This is a 2-mirror system with a non-turning, side-lit, oil-filled object cell…

"Rainbow Flamingo" is a fun handheld kaleidoscope by Carolyn Bennett. The body is an acrylic tube over colorful art paper featuring rainbow colors and a pink flamingo. There is a clear, non-turning, side and end-lit object chamber that is oil-filled …