Thursday, March 28, 2019

Story image for mikimoto pearl from JCK

Past Perfect: Mikimoto's Pearl and Diamond Tiara

JCK-Mar. 28, 2017
Launched in 1908, the Mikimoto Pearl product catalog was published until 1938; several issues are archived and today provide valuable ...



Story image for mikimoto pearl from Smithsonian

Travel to the Birthplace of Pearls

Smithsonian-Dec. 30, 2016
A showman and promoter, Mikimoto took cultivated pearls to the world ... who directs the Mikimoto Pearl Island Museum, tells Smithsonian.com.
Story image for mikimoto pearl from Daily Mail

From princesses to pop stars, why we've taken a shine to PEARLS

Daily Mail-Jul. 25, 2018
At the turn of the century Japanese entrepreneur Kokichi Mikimoto invented a way of placing irritants into oysters to make 'cultured' pearls.
Story image for mikimoto pearl from Financial Chronicle (press release) (blog)

Pearls - the Queen of Jewels

Financial Chronicle (press release) (blog)-Apr. 18, 2018
Before Mikimoto's discovery, pearls of any size or quantity were only for the fabulously wealthy and were mainly collected by royal families around the world.

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