Biwas?

pearlescence

purveyor of pearls UK/EU
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These came from a seller located near lake biwa and via a regular customer. The lustre is sort of silky but very good, they are very clean even if freeform in shape - size between 1.mm and 6mm
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I can see one or two in rings but I'm not excited at the thought of drilling 1mm pearls!
 
Not a fan of drilling pearls under 5mm, but I will if I have to! I can't even fathom 1.0mm drilling- ugh. But, I do love those baby pearls- they're so cute and delicate, they look so elegant on everything... Le Sigh. ;)

Enjoy your haul- they're beautiful! I kinda like "the silky"
 
According to the info given to my customer/contact the lake is cleaning up and there are tentative efforts to re-start pearl farming. Though I think these are old stock.
Here's a pic of lake biwa (in the distance) biwa view.jpg

pearl farms always seem to be in very pretty places.
 
Lovely photos Wendy, thanks for sharing. I do hope the Lake Biwa pearl efforts are successful!
 
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