The World's Most Beautiful Pearls On Display

Forbes-Aug. 7, 2013

A pearl-drop earring worn by Charles I to his execution in 1649. ... It is only at the beginning of the 1900s. that Kokichi Mikimoto a Japanes noodle vendor ...

Pearl Exhibit in London Dispells Misconceptions

New York Times-Nov. 14, 2013

Their rich history is being brought to life in “Pearls,” an exhibition at the ... Mikimoto's wish that every woman can adorn her neck with a pearl necklace,” she ...

Revisiting Gulf pearl industry

Arab News-May 21, 2013

The discovery of a 7,000-year-old pearl at a Neolithic site in Kuwait triggered the ... It began at the end of the 19th century when Kokichi Mikimoto was perfecting ...

Pearls are the national treasure of the UAE

The National-May 16, 2013

He was a pearl diver and because of that the skin on his palms became so thick .... Kokichi Mikimoto to create the first perfectly spherical cultivated pearls in the ...