| Well I reread about Biwa pearls and the only thing she says about size is that the early ones were under 5mm.
Now I'm reading about keshi, and she says the Japanese keshi from Pinctada martensii were under 2mm. (page 383.) Is it possible these are actually Japanese keshi?
Still reading....
Another thought: keshi means poppy seed-- so I wonder if that is where the term seed pearls came from? |