Japanese Scopes

"Pure - Medium" is a cheerful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Motohiro Sato. The body is handmade with swirled pink, orange, and white glass and has a non-turning, oil-filled, clear glass object globe containing beautiful, delicate, handmade…

"Anglerfish" is a whimsical handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Hiroshi Wakabayashi. This scope has a copper body in the shape of a fish, complete with fins, and gold polymer clay accents with glittery bits. His face is adorable with googly eyes…

"Arabesque" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope series by Japanese artists Kyoko and Toru Kiribayashi. This handmade ceramic scope comes in various colors and has a pretty white arabesque pattern with a non-turning, oil-filled, side-lit object chamber …

"Stardust" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. This triangular kaleidoscope's body is clear glass over textured silver panels. This scope has a dry, non-turning object cell that includes handmade lampworked and dichor…

"Potion" is a series of sweet little handheld kaleidoscopes by Japanese artist Mikks. The body of these scopes are darling pressed-glass bottles and have been designed with a different themes. They have been hand painted which gives them a magical,..…

"Shirotae" is a cheerful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Motohiro Sato. The body is made with swirled powder blue and soft green glass with a non-turning, oil-filled, clear glass object cell that contains beautiful, delicate handmade lampwor…

"Matryoshka" (Russian Nesting Doll) and "Kokeshi" (Japanese Simple Doll) have been recreated as darling little kaleidoscopes by Japanese artist Yuko Namiki. These are non-turning, dry cell scopes, filled with colorful beads and handmade glassworked..…

The "Cupola Series" are gorgeous, handheld kaleidoscopes by Japanese glass artist Kyoko Shimura. These vibrant, handblown glass pieces each have non-turning ends with oil-filled object domes (cupola) containing handmade glassworked bits and pieces. T…

"Moon" is a lovely little handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artists, Yoshiko & Takeo Matsumoto. "Moon" comes in a variety of beautiful stained glass styles. Inside is a 4-mirror, 4-point system. The non-turning, oil-filled object cell contains...

"Hocus Pocus" is a lovely parlor kaleidoscope by Mr. and Mrs. Haneishi. The body of this scope has been created of stained glass in gorgeous glittering greens, golds, and blues. There is a turning, side lit, oil-filled objet cell containing beautiful…

"Hana" (Japanese for flower), are adorable handheld kaleidoscopes by Japanese artists Mr. and Mrs. Sanematsu. These handmade, freeform ceramic scopes have an earthy feel, with different beautiful flowers adorning the body of each scope. The turning-e…

"Neko" (Japanese for cat), is a darling handheld teleidoscope by Japanese artists Mr. and Mrs. Sanematsu. Teleidoscopes allow you to see a kaleidoscopic image of whatever you look at through them, making these sweet little scopes extra fun.…