A short interview with Mr. Kiyoshi Yoneguchi of Seiwa Pearl - Lake Kasumi ga Ura

jshepherd · Apr 24, 2024

We spent a bit of time with Mr. Yoneguchi yesterday, the last remaining pearl farmer on Lake Kasumi ga Ura. It's incredible how he manages the entire operation on his own!

jeg · Apr 24, 2024

What a great little clip! Only one farmer remaining, and to man the entire operation himself, is truly incredible. These pearls are such special little treasures!

CortezPearls · Apr 24, 2024

I had the pleasure of meeting Kiyoshi about a decade ago...and this man's Soul is as beautiful as the finest of his Gem-grade pearls.
Great interview!

BWeaves · Apr 24, 2024

Oh wow, what a wonderful PP Live. I had to keep reminding myself, "I already have Kasumi pearls from Sarah. I already have Kasumi pearls from Sarah. I JUST GOT PEARLS IN THE MAIL from Hisano. DO NOT NEED MORE PEARLS." It didn't stop me from lusting after half of them, though.

CMN · Apr 25, 2024

I did not realise that there was only one Kasumi farm and farmer left.

Marianne · Apr 25, 2024

evinz said:
i have a question that I thought of two hours after the livestream ended. There is what I thought was a reputable seller on eBay who puts up a "kasumi" necklace for auction every 10 days or so and people often get them for $120-200. They don't display any of the rippling that the pearls in the livestream had.

They honestly look like Edison type pearls to me with mauve and yellow colors. So bead-nucleated freshwater pearls. Could they be dyed or are the colors real at least? Maybe I should avoid this seller altogether? In the pictures they post, the south sea pearls always look correct and so do the akoya..

What I got from the livestream is that there's an 0.0% chance they're Kasumi pearls. Because a strand of those is like $9000. Right?

Many sellers on eBay fraudulently mislabel their pearls... and sadly people buy them.

CortezPearls · Apr 25, 2024

Marianne said:
Many sellers on eBay fraudulently mislabel their pearls... and sadly people buy them.

Perfect reason to source them from TRUSTED vendors, such as Kojima!

evinz · Apr 25, 2024

CortezPearls said:
Perfect reason to source them from TRUSTED vendors, such as Kojima!

I deleted my question since this thread is to honor Mr. Yoneguchi and his beautiful pearls. I was just a little shocked to realize I had never actually seen Kasumi pearls until last night! Hoping to see at least a couple in person someday

CathyKeshi · Apr 26, 2024

It was such an honor to watch this video, the photos and most especially the Live Event ... brought tears of joy to my heart. FANTASTIC and WELL DONE ... Doumo arigatou gozaimasu

A short interview with Mr. Kiyoshi Yoneguchi of Seiwa Pearl - Lake Kasumi ga Ura

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