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.…

"Papabubule" is a parlor by Japanese artist Kazuyo Ikoma. The body is a sculptural, ceramic creation by Yomoko Haitani. This scope features two different mirror systems, a 2-mirror system and a unique system that creates a narrow Parasol image. Both.…

"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…

"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 Japanese artist Kazuko Hayashi. The bodies are created with decorated stained glass panels in 5 different colors, red, yellow, orange, blue, or green, with decorative soldering on the …

This is a fantastic stainless steel kaleidoscope by Tomoo Hosono.  This lovely little scope has a ball bearing turing end with a dry object cell that has polarized glass inside.  This scope has a 45-45-90 mirror system and creates brilliant…

"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…