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Beautiful!!! Fit for a queen!

What a great way to display a pearl without drilling it!

One of the best pearl books ever! I have it on my nightstand.

Your reading is right. Officially the term is restricted to saltwater pearls, which is why we'll sometimes see "keshi-like" used with freshwater pearls. But you're also right that it seems to have gone out the window. The process can be very similar - a bead is rejected and the sac grows a...

If you're going to be in Kobe, you'll be close to Kyoto. That's a must-see, but I imagine it's already on your itinerary. You won't be far from Nara either. Nara is quite an experience, as long as you're not afraid of deer :) They won't be afraid of you! Takahashi Pearl has a lot of Tahitians...

I don't know how one would differentiate and intentionally cultured "keshi" using tissue vs an accidental one. If intentional, it would be a non-nucleated cultured pearl. Keshi is a Japanese term that describes small natural pearls or non-beaded cultured pearls that form as a byproduct of the...

They sliced one and found that the nucleus had been irradiated, so they were treated blues.

This is a good one - https://margarite-web.com/ ... if your browser translates Japanese to English

Love it! You can call it the Pearl Harvest Collection :)

Me too on another strand - also beaded/dyed freshwater. These are from China, not the Andaman Islands.

They appear to be imitation pearls, unfortunately.

This is a circled strand of freshwater pearls, which aren't tremendously valuable. There is a similar 64-inch strand on eBay for $295.

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@jeg that turtle clasp!!!!!!!! :love::love::love: @Pomelo I love the look of keshi pearl earrings. They can be so difficult to match, and your pair looks great together.

I agree with Douglas. Can you share a few more photos of them laid flat?

It's the best pearl book out there, IMO. It has become a bit outdated though. A lot has happened in the past 25 years since it was published. I did hear that Elisabeth Strack was considering an updated version, but I don't know for sure if that's going to happen.

Those don't look like Tahitians at first glance.

This is very cool!

Yes, it looks like a Tahitian

It just means the setting was made in China.