Japanese Scopes

'Eternal' is a curious handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Ichiro Seino. The free-form body was handcrafted in ceramic with a fantastically rustic matte glaze in tan/brown, with etchings in a mysterious secret language design. The non-turning,..…

'YO' is a elegantly streamlined handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Tomoo Hosono. The body is a brushed stainless steel cylinder that houses 2-Mirror, 4-Point system. The enclosed object cell is non-turning and polarized (color shifting), with b…

'The Greek Seaway' is an absolutely gorgeous, dreamy, handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chiyuki Kagawa. The meticulously constructed body was created from 12 tapered panels of glass in bright white and a mirrored/reflective green, with fancy..…

'Sensoric Spire' is a brightly reflective handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist, TSUNO. This pyramid shaped scope has four absolutely flawless tapered mirrors creating it's tall and elegant body. There is a non-turning and dry object chamber, with…

'Hubble Bubble' is a delightfully playful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist, MIKIO! This scope has an acrylic "bubble" shaped body, in either green or blue, with hand painted speckling on it's surface and drippy, melty acrylic covering the vie…

'Neon Lotus' is a dreamy handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist MIKIO! This scope features hand painted art, in swirling, soft pastel, alcohol ink colors on holographic-glitter art paper, protected beneath the clear acrylic tubular body, and has a.…

'Lipstick' is an elegant, pocket sized, handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. The tiny dot accented lipstick tube body houses a two mirror system and has a non-turning, front lit, dry object chamber containing itty-bitty handmade..…

'Echoes' is a gorgeous handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chitoshi Takabayashi. The hourglass shaped scope body was made from solid hardwood and is nicely weighted, giving this scope a substantial feeling in your hand, and the end pieces are...

'Stainless Steel - Turning End' is an absolutely fantastic handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Tomoo Hosono. This sleek little scope has a smooth turning end and the dry object cell contains delicate polarized (color shifting) pieces inside. Mov…

'Radiance' is a cool handheld kaleidoscope with a rustic vibe by Japanese artist Chitoshi Takabayashi. The body is a hexagonal (six-sided) tube made from very old, naturally resourced wood that still has it's natural bark and even a tiny and complete…

'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...

'Samsara' is an elegant handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. The rectangular body is created with panels of glass, 2 sides are shimmery geometrical patterned mirrors, the other 2 are metallic-textured glass. Scope houses has a dry…

'KALEI-DOGGIE-O' is an absolutely adorable tiny stuffed dog that carries it's own little handheld kaleidoscope. This darling dog features a rhinestone encrusted collar and ears, and a leash of pearly beads with a lobster-claw clasp so it can be easil…

'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…

'Shining Bottle' is delightful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida.The scope body is a tiny, delicate, hand-blown glass "genie-like" bottle which contains crinkled birefringent material, little beads, and a tiny faceted gemstone. …

'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…

'S Series - Collaboration' is a sleek and modern handheld kaleidoscope collaboration by Japanese artists Tomoo Hosono and Motohiro Sato. The body is brushed stainless steel cylinder that houses a 2-mirror, 4-point system. The enclosed object cell is.…

'GEN' is a sleek and modern handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Tomoo Hosono. This scope has a brushed stainless steel cylinder body that houses a 2-mirror, 5-point system which creates gorgeous pentagon shaped kaleidoscopic imagery. There is an…

"SHA" is a sleek and sexy handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Tomoo Hosono. This scope has a brushed stainless steel cylinder body that houses a 2-mirror, 4-point system which creates gorgeous square/diamond shaped kaleidoscopic imagery. There i…

'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…

"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…

"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..…

‘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…

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

'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…

"Disco" is a small, lovely, musical parlor kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Hiroshi Wakabayashi. The barrel of this scope is a clear acrylic tube with hand painted, metallic speckling inside, semi-precious stones embedded in golden-glittery polymer cl…

'Miyabi' is a gorgeous handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Ichiro Seino. The body is a handmade freeform cylinder in fine ceramic with an off-white, shiny glaze and features raised climbing vines and houses a 2-mirror, 7-point system. There is a…

"Dazzle Stella" is a cheerful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Koji Nazuka. The body is made of smooth glass which is ribbed on the inside, Koji then airbrushes the inside of each scope in various vivid, pastel colors. This scope has a...

"Candle" is a sweet little series of handheld kaleidoscopes by Japanese metal artist Mikks. The body of these scopes are made from brushed raw brass, accented with shiny snowflakes, dichroic glass diamonds, and fancy solder 'candle drips' under the..…

'Mandala' is a magical handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Hiroshi Wakabayashi. The body is made from heat treated copper and features embellishments of Turquoise set into glittery polymer clay and stamped with the title 'MANDALA'. There is a...