Japanese Scopes

"Misora" is a wonderful, carved wood, handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chitoshi Takabayashi. The scope body is solid wood with a turning, oil-filled, side-lit and end-lit, frosted acrylic background, object cell that contains handmade, lampwo…

"Yo" (2-mirror, 5-point) is a stainless steel handheld kaleidoscope by Tomoo Hosono. This lovely scope has an oil-filled, non-turning, end-lit object cell and creates very colorful 2-mirror images. This scope measures 4"T x 1-1/4" in diameter and it …

"Yo (2-mirror, 4-point)" is a stainless steel handheld kaleidoscope by Tomoo Hosono.  This lovely scope has a fluid-filled, non-turning, end-lit object cell and creates very colorful 2-mirror images.  This scope measures 4"T x 1-1/4" in...

"Yo (3-mirror, 6-point)" is a brushed stainless steel handheld kaleidoscope by Tomoo Hosono.  This lovely scope has a fluid-filled, non-turning, end-lit object cell and creates very colorful 3-mirror images.  This scope measures 4-3/4"T x..…

"Yo (3-mirror, 5-point)" is a brushed stainless steel handheld kaleidoscope by Tomoo Hosono.  This lovely scope has a fluid-filled, non-turning, end-lit object cell and creates very colorful 3-mirror images.  This scope measures 4-3/4"T x..…

"Samsara #3" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Chikako Ishida. This rectangular scope has two, clear glass over a decorative pattern sides, and two sides of textured clear glass. This scope has a dry, non-turning object cell that includes lampwork…

"Samsara #2" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Chikako Ishida. This rectangular scope has two, clear glass over a decorative pattern sides, and two sides of textured clear glass. This scope has a dry, non-turning object cell that includes lampwork…

"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…

"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…

"S Series Collaboration 5-Point" is a kaleidoscope collaboration created by Tomoo Hosono and Motohiro Sato. The scope body is brushed stainless steel and measures approximately 4"L x 1-3/8" in diameter. This is a non-turning, oil-filled, polarized ob…

"Botanical Teleidoscope" is a wonderful little teleidoscope by Japanese artist Yazuko Nakazato. The body is hand-painted glass over gold art paper with filligree end caps. This scope is a 3-mirror system that creates bright, clear images of whatever …