Japanese Scopes

'The Wright Brothers' is a large, one-of-a-kind, parlor kaleidoscope by Japanese artist and scope Master Koji Yamami. The scope body was created in panels of iridescent black stained glass, dichroic glass, and textured iridescent glass with hand pain…

'Autumn Wind' is a dreamy handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Ichiro Seino. The body is a freeform ceramic cylinder with a beautiful hand painted Autumn scene that has raised and pocketed texturing in the glaze, giving this scope a fantastic ear…

'Batik' is a cheerful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Ichiro Seino. The body is a handmade freeform ceramic cylinder with an overlay of textured material and a delightful floral motif with hand painted metallic accents. The non-turning, dry,…

'Tencuka' is a texturally pleasing handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Non Numajiri. The cylinder body has been wrapped by hand in fibrous cording which has been dyed in rich, earthy colors, and houses a 2-mirror, 6-point system. The object cham…

'Crystal Flower' is a stunning sculptural parlor kaleidoscope by Japanese artist and scope master, Yasuko Nakazato. The body was constructed with opaque glass panels that have been reversed painted in silvers and golds, and features a large glass flo…

'World in a Tube' is a magical handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. A wonderfully simple, tubular design in delicate crystal clear glass, the body houses a 3-mirror system which is completely visible and tapered. The object end gr…

'Happy Color - Yellow' is a delightful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Kazuko Hayashi. The body was constructed of 4 bright yellow stained glass panels with fancy oxidized soldering. The body houses is a 2-mirror, 6-point system with an encl…

'Asanoha - Green' is a delightful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Kazuko Hayashi. The body was constructed of 4 bright green stained glass panels with a traditional Japanese Asanoha pattern of overlapping geometric hexagons that mimic the lo…

'Jupiter II' is an "out of this world" handheld kaleidoscope collaboration by Japanese artists Yoshiko and Takeo Matsumoto. The body is made with a clear glass cylinder over a copper metal sleeve that has been heat treated to create an interesting...

"Midori" (Japanese for green) is a gorgeous handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artists Takeo & Yoshiko Matsumoto. This scope has a slumped glass body in pearly white with a textured rainbow sheen that houses a 2-mirror, 11-point system that produc…

"True Colors" are sweet little handheld kaleidoscopes by Japanese artist Hiroshi Wakabayashi. Available in a small or medium size, the body is made from a metal cylinder and features shimmery gold poly clay with embedded semi-precious gemstone accent…

"Morpho" is a magical little handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Hiroshi Wakabayashi. The body was made with a clear acrylic cylinder that has a delicately textured, metallic design on the inside with a brilliant blue butterfly on one side and t…

"Peridot" is a delightful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Ichiro Seino. The body is handmade in ceramic with a metallic flecked, shimmery black glaze, and announces, in gold, the word "Peridot" across the front. The non-turning, dry, black..…

"Misora" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chitoshi Takabayashi. The elegant scope body is made from solid rich hardwood with a smoothly turning, oil-filled, side and end lit, acrylic object cell with a textured, soft blue, translu…

"Ruby" is a delightful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Ichiro Seino. The body is handmade in ceramic with a metallic flecked, shimmery black glaze, and announces, in gold, the word "Ruby" across the front. The non-turning, oil-filled, black.…

"Fading Moon - Rising Sun" is an absolutely marvelous handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chitoshi Takabayashi. The body is made with Walnut wood that has been finished to flawless, smooth perfection. There is a 2-mirror, 8-point system and a...

‘Orb’ is a sleek little handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. The body is brushed aluminum with a 2-mirror, 8-point system. The object globe is glass, non turning, oil-filled, and contains bits of dichroic and iridescen…

"Silent Night" is a beautiful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. The scope body was created with 10 translucent, textured, blue stained glass panels making a lovely ten-sided cone shaped scope. The body houses a 2-mirror, 6-poin…

"Phenomenal Blue" are absolutely gorgeous handheld kaleidoscopes by Japanese artist Chitoshi Takabayashi. "Phenomenal Blue" was created in two different versions; The taller scope has a Palo Santo wood body with a 3-Mirror, 6-Point system, while the.…

"Teleidoscopic Pendant" is a fancy little teleidoscope necklace from Japanese artist Akiko Suzuki. Teleidoscopes will change anything you're looking at through them into gorgeous kaleidoscopic imagery, by using a clear marble at the end of its mirror…