This is a pendant featuring interlocking circles of vintage Japanese pink coral beads and Akoya saltwater pearls.
Natural color, untreated not dyed.
(necklace and Hermes twilly is not included in the price)
This simple pearl and coral pendant can be very versatile.
You can use any necklace or leather cord (under diameter 10mm) by passing it through the interlocking circles of the pendant.
I took pictures of this pendant with several different necklaces in my shop.
This pendant is a combination of rare Japanese treasures of the ocean:
natural pink color coral beads and Akoya pearls.
The coral and pearl necklace is not included in the price.
Pendant
size of Akoya pearls: about 6mm
size of coral beads: about6mm
diameter of a circle 25mm
size: 35x25mm
weight: 6.7g
Please keep in mind that most pearls are not perfect.
Some might show dimples, abrasions that look like a series of scratches on the surface, or sections that look wrinkled.
Japanese coral almost always has a few cracks and dimples that usually don’t stand out.
Most Japanese deep sea coral has cracks, which come from the change in water pressure when the deep sea coral is harvested and pulled to the surface.
However it does not break easily, and it’s no problem for wearing it.
Sometimes you may find black, white, brown, or gray inclusions, which are bits of sand or rock that became embedded in the coral as it grew over hundreds of years.
About my coral products
In my column series “Beads Around the World,” published in the Japanese magazine Bead Art, I wrote a few articles about Japanese precious coral and Japanese pearls.
Japanese precious coral has been famous around the world and has been exported, similarly to Japanese cultured pearls. But its history started only about two hundred years ago, when a fisherman found coral in his net. Until then we did not know there was jewel coral around us.
Jewel coral has been highly admired throughout history. It was carried by merchants through the Silk Road from the Mediterranean sea for thousands of years.
Now Japanese precious corals are endangered species and need protection from illegal fishing and over-harvesting.
All my coral products are recycled from old jewelry made around 1960-1990’s, when coral was not endangered. I always intend to deal with coral only in ways that are environment-friendly and sustainable.
