Japanese Scopes

"Circle" is a lovely little scope from Tomoo Hosono. The body is brushed stainless steel, has a dry, end-lit, non-turning object cell which includes birefringent material. This scope has a unique mirror system which creates brilliant, colorful "circu…

"Kimono" kaleidoscopes are made by Yasuko Nakazato using upcycled, 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 with the colors.…

"Morpho" is a magical little handheld kaleidoscope by Hiroshi Wakabayashi. This scope has a painted barrel in black, purple, and gold, with glittery specklesuu. There is a smoothly turning, side-lit, dry object cell which includes dichroic bits, slic…

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

"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…

"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 an extreamly smooth turning end made with ball bearings, with a dry object cell containing polarized pieces inside. Moving …

"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…