Japanese Akoya salt-water pearl bracelet with coral branch.
A Japanese rainbow coral branch is used as a toggle bar. The ring and chain is silver 925
Length:18cm (fits 16cm wrist) Total weight: 13g Size of pearls : about 7mm Size of rainbow coral bar: 5x 20mm Akoya pearl + Rainbow coral + silver925 New
Rainbow coral (“sea pine” 海松) is a one type of precious Japanese deep sea coral.
It’s called deep sea pine, and had been used to make Netsuke, Buddhist prayer beads and luxury decorations for Samurai equipment. Also used for fishing lures because of its rainbow luster. They grow at depths of about 1000m in the northern ocean and are harvested accidentally by fishermen’s nets or washed by waves to the beach. I got this piece from a craftsman in Hokkaido (the northern island of Japan) who works with sea pine.
Size guide for bracelets
Wrap a tape measure around your wrist where you would normally wear the bracelet. Add approximately 2-3cm (0.8in-1.2in) for your bracelet length. (Example: if your wrist is 15cm, a 17-18cm bracelet should fit nicely.)
