Glass Scopes

"RIN" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Yasuko Nakazato. The body is made from beautiful slumped glass in a mix of reflective and matte, silver and gold. The turning, oil-filled object cylinder is extra special because its split into two.…

"Chrysanthemum" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Yasuko Nakazato. The body of this scope is bronze/copper/black slumped glass with Chrysanthemums in relief. There is a modified 3-Mirror system, the turning object cylinder is...

"Katagami" series handheld kaleidoscopes by Japanese artist Yasuko Nakazato. Katagami are paper stencils traditionally used in the dyeing of fabric for kimono and other garments, these were brought to Europe and America in the second half of the...

"Aurora" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. The body is made of glass over reflective iridescent film. It has a dry, non-turning object cell, and a 2-mirror system with 8 points that create crisp, gorgeous imagery. Scope...

"Jupiter II" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Takeo and Yoshiko Matsumoto. This scope has a beautiful copper body encased in glass and measures approximately 6.5"L x 1.75" in diameter. This scope has a non-turning, oil-filled, side-lit object chamber wi…

"Jupiter" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Takeo and Yoshiko Matsumoto. This scope has a beautiful copper body encased in glass and measures approximately 5"L x 1-1/4" in diameter. This scope has a non-turning, oil-filled, side-lit object chamber with..…

"Serenity" is a lovely small handheld kaleidoscope by Sue Rioux.  This scope body is yellow/green/white swirled stained glass with decorative soldering.  There is a 2-1/4"L x 1-1/2" in diameter, fluid-filled, turning object cylinder that...

"Samsara #4" 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 lampworked…

"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…

"Samsara #1" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Chikako Ishida. This rectangular scope has two, clear glass over decorative pattern sides, and two sides of textured clear glass. This scope has a dry, non-turning object cell that includes lampworked…

"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…