Japanese Scopes

"Morpho" is a wonderful little handheld kaleidoscope by Hiroshi Wakabayashi. This scope has a painted barrel in black, purple, and gold, with glittery speckles. The object cell end has decorative soldering. There is a turning end, side-lit, dry objec…

"Cards" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Hiroshi Wakabayashi. This scope has a non-turning, dry, end-lit object cell that contains birfringent material which lights up its colorful, ever changing 2-mirror imagery. The outside of the scope body has playi…

"Temari Ball 2" is a kaleidoscope by Yukinobu Kitamura. Temari Balls are a form of folk art and Japanese craft originating in China and introduced to Japan around the 7th century A.D. Temari are highly valued and cherished gifts, symbolizing deep...

"Snow Queen" is a one-of-a-kind parlor kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Koji Yamami. The sculptural scope body is formed with beautiful, iridescent stained glass and mirrored, textured glass with decorative soldering. There are two 5" in diameter, fre…

"Mandala" by artist Hiroshi Wakabayashi is a handcrafted Kaleidoscope with a stunning otherworldly design that lets you experience magic! The intricate and colorful patterns you see are attributed to this rotating, polarized, and dry cell that contai…

"Oval" by Yasuko Nakazato has beautiful, intricate imagery. The interior features a 3-mirror system with a unique silver column down one side that repeats on the opposite side, and includes an engraving of the artist's signature. The turning, oil-fil…

"Lipstick" is a fun little kaleidoscope by artist Chikako Ishida.  This scope has a 2-mirror system and a dry, non-turning, end-lit kaleidoscope that includes lamp-worked glass. The scope is inside a lovely jeweled lipstick case.  Just take…

"Color & Happy" are wonderful little handheld kaleidoscopesby Kazuko Hayashi. The bodies of these scopes are decorated stained glass in 5 different colors, yellow, red, blue, green or orange, with decorative soldering on the ends. Each scope has …

"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…

"Remote Possibilty" is a limited edition interactive parlor scope by Chikako Ishida. Illumiated internally with color changing LED lights, the veiwer can alter the brightness and color of the imagery, as well as set the lights to "dance" along with..…

"Venus II" by Japanese artist Koji Yamami is a handheld kaleidoscope with a body of ribbed silver-toned metal with silver-toned metal accents.  It has a, oil-filled, turning object globe which includes handmade lampworked glass and dichroic glas…

"Capsule Jam" is a fabulous all glass kaleidoscope "pill" by Japanese artist Mai Kajiwora of Glass Nique. This beautiful scope has a 3-mirror system and with a dry object chamber containing lampworked glass, wonderful glittery items, and faux pill...…