Large Red Natural Pearls around Japan Circa 1200 AD???

[CortezPearls]

This thread started with "Red Pearls" and I believe that the "Black Winged Oyster" (Pteria penguin) would be able to produce such colors. Our "Rainbow Lip Oyster" (Pteria sterna) can produce "cranberry" and "red" pearls so I would believe some unique specimens of the Japanese would also be able to produce similar colors, and since the size of the P.penguin oyster can be quite large (up to 30 cm in length) it would be a good candidate to produce "large red pearls"... I would look into this...

 

[Caitlin]

Thanks for the photo! They look to have great luster. This is the first photo of this kind of pearls on this forum. Can we get a close up of a few of them?

Thank you again.

 

[SteveM]

Caitlin, that is a close-up (1-3mm). Will need to step it up to a microscope.

 

[PARAS BHAKTI PEARL CO]

This is a closeup photo of Natural Pearls from Placuna placenta (windowpane oysters).

 

[pearlescence]

Those are pretty little pearls - are they very white, as they seem. Good lustre. Have you drilled/used/made up any into any jewellery?

 

[PARAS BHAKTI PEARL CO]

Yes, they are very white and are untreated Natural Pearls. I make half-drilled/fulldrilled and also Half-cut (half-pearl) from them. I don't make jewellery myself, but I do supply (Round pearls) to my customers who use it to make jewellery. I would post photo of round pearls also.

 

[Caitlin]

What nice little pearls. They seem to have their own distinctive shapes and the luster is fantastic. Thanks for adding these little precious pearls to this forum. Please continue to show us your pearls.