Keiko and Yoshiaki Onodera ”From the Tale of Genji -HANA-CHIRU-SATO-”

Keiko and Yoshiaki Onodera ”From the Tale of Genji -HANA-CHIRU-SATO-”Keiko and Yoshiaki Onodera are creating original glass kaleidoscopes with themes. They have produced 4 pieces inspired by "The Tale of Genji". "The Tale of Genji" is one of the most famous classic novels of Japan and is written by a female writer called Murasaki Shikibu in the beginning of the 11th century. The tale is a masterpiece consisting of 54 chapters that depicts the life of an imperial prince and ladies and has had a significant influence on

The body of the kaleidoscope is made of titanium

you can see four-pointed mandalas that change bewitchingly

The glass objects are beautifully crafted in shades of blue with hints of white

35mm diameter

The shape of the glass object has also been considered to create a balanced variety of patterns

Height 140 mm

3 mirror system        6 point  image

"Usuginu" means sheer silk in Japanese

As if in response to the floral pattern outside

The artist's  comments:

Diameter 33 mm

The body is made of art glass in beautiful green and teal blue