Japanese Scopes

'Holiday' is a festive handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Non Numajiri. The cylindrical body has been wrapped by hand in shimmery pearl-white fabric with a perforated dot patten, and houses a 2-mirror, 6-point system. The object chamber is...

'Oval' is a striking handheld kaleidoscope by esteemed Japanese artist Yasuko Nakazato. The sturdy body was created in brushed steel with scrollwork detailing on the viewing and object end caps. Internally, a 3-mirror system featuring a ribbed glass.…

'Samsara' is an elegant handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. The rectangular body is created with panels of glass, 2 sides are shimmery geometrical patterned mirrors, the other 2 are metallic-textured glass. Scope houses has a dry…

'KALEI-DOGGIE-O' is an absolutely adorable tiny stuffed dog that carries it's own little handheld kaleidoscope. This darling dog features a rhinestone encrusted collar and ears, and a leash of pearly beads with a lobster-claw clasp so it can be easil…

'Autumn Wind' is a dreamy handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Ichiro Seino. The body is a freeform ceramic cylinder with a beautiful hand painted Autumn scene that has raised and pocketed texturing in the glaze, giving this scope a fantastic ear…

'Batik' is a cheerful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Ichiro Seino. The body is a handmade freeform ceramic cylinder with an overlay of textured material and a delightful floral motif with hand painted metallic accents. The non-turning, dry,…

'World in a Tube' is a magical handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. A wonderfully simple, tubular design in delicate crystal clear glass, the body houses a 3-mirror system which is completely visible and tapered. The object end gr…

"SHA" is a sleek and sexy handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Tomoo Hosono. This scope has a brushed stainless steel body that houses a 2-mirror, 4-point system which creates unusual square shaped kaleidoscopic images. There is an oil-filled,...

'Happy Color - Yellow' is a delightful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Kazuko Hayashi. The body was constructed of 4 bright yellow stained glass panels with fancy oxidized soldering. The body houses is a 2-mirror, 6-point system with an encl…

'Asanoha - Green' is a delightful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Kazuko Hayashi. The body was constructed of 4 bright green stained glass panels with a traditional Japanese Asanoha pattern of overlapping geometric hexagons that mimic the lo…

'Jupiter II' is an "out of this world" handheld kaleidoscope collaboration by Japanese artists Yoshiko and Takeo Matsumoto. The body is made with a clear glass cylinder over a copper metal sleeve that has been heat treated to create an interesting...

"Midori" (Japanese for green) is a gorgeous handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artists Takeo & Yoshiko Matsumoto. This scope has a slumped glass body in pearly white with a textured rainbow sheen that houses a 2-mirror, 11-point system that produc…

"Morpho" is a magical little handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Hiroshi Wakabayashi. The body was made with a clear acrylic cylinder that has a delicately textured, metallic design on the inside with a brilliant blue butterfly on one side and t…

"Peridot" is a delightful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Ichiro Seino. The body is handmade in ceramic with a metallic flecked, shimmery black glaze, and announces, in gold, the word "Peridot" across the front. The non-turning, dry, black..…

"Ruby" is a delightful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Ichiro Seino. The body is handmade in ceramic with a metallic flecked, shimmery black glaze, and announces, in gold, the word "Ruby" across the front. The non-turning, oil-filled, black.…

"Fading Moon - Rising Sun" is an absolutely marvelous handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chitoshi Takabayashi. The body is made with Walnut wood that has been finished to flawless, smooth perfection. There is a 2-mirror, 8-point system and a...

‘Orb’ is a sleek little handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. The body is brushed aluminum with a 2-mirror, 8-point system. The object globe is glass, non turning, oil-filled, and contains bits of dichroic and iridescen…

"Phenomenal Blue" are absolutely gorgeous handheld kaleidoscopes by Japanese artist Chitoshi Takabayashi. "Phenomenal Blue" was created in two different versions; The taller scope has a Palo Santo wood body with a 3-Mirror, 6-Point system, while the.…

'Teleidoscopic Pendant' is a fancy little teleidoscope necklace from Japanese artist Akiko Suzuki. Teleidoscopes will change anything you're looking at through them into gorgeous kaleidoscopic imagery, by using a clear marble at the end of its mirror…

'Miyabi' is a gorgeous handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Ichiro Seino. The body is a handmade freeform cylinder in fine ceramic with an off-white, shiny glaze and features raised climbing vines and houses a 2-mirror, 7-point system. There is a…