CFW or Biwa?

[Mary-Contrary]

Thrifted, definitely needs cleaning & restringing.

But, are they CFW or Biwa? These are definitely vintage, makes me wonder if they were from when CFW was sold as Biwa. In person they have very nice peach-rainbow overtone

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I'm going to guess CFW because the pearls I received in 1980 marked "Biwa" are very lustrous by comparison.

 

[Mary-Contrary]

I'm going to guess CFW because the pearls I received in 1980 marked "Biwa" are very lustrous by comparison.

I wonder if I washed them and then re-photographed them on not a stormy day would make it easier to tell what they are

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I don't know but here is a close up of my "Biwa" pearls in daylight.

Whether they originated in China or Japan, either way they are freshwaters.

 

[CortezPearls]

These all look like tissue nucleated Chinese freshwater pearls to me.

 

[Mary-Contrary]

Awesome! I’ll clean them and string them into something fun and not worry about anything

 

[pattye]

There isn't really a way to tell where your pearls were cultured, but what you do know for sure is freshwater cultured and all nacre! Definitely a fun find!