Japanese Scopes

"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…

"The Wright Brothers" is a wonderful parlor kaleidoscope by Koji Yamami. This scope has a unique mirror system that creates a fantastic, colorful, 3-dimensional image. Scope has 2 object wheels, one wheel is made of many colors of textured dichroic g…

"Kimono" kaleidoscopes are made by Japanese artist Yasuko Nakazato using up-cycled, traditional Kimono fabrics. They are non-turning and oil-filled, come in either 2 or 3 mirror systems. The dichroic glass pieces in the cell are vibrant and correlate…

"Crystal Flower" is a stained glass, double parlor kaleidoscope sculpture by Yasuko Nakazato. This scope has an 8"L x 1-6/8" in diameter turning, 1/2 dry and 1/2 oil-filled, object cylinder that contains beautiful, handmade lampworked glass. There ar…

Stainless Steel - Turning End is a glorious handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Tomoo Hosono. This sleek little scope has a smooth turning end and has a dry object cell containing delicate polarized pieces inside. Moving the turning the end to..…

"World in a Tube" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. It is a wonderfully simple design in acrylic that comes with an acrylic stand.  There is a visible, tapered, 3-mirror system that captures light refelcted from dichr…