Press Release Author: Beijing Haide Tianjia Pearl Gem Co.,Ltd
Industry: Apparel & Fashion
Press Release Summary: \"The richest merchandise of all, and the most sovereign commodity throughout the whole world, are these pearls\"
Press Release Body: \"The richest merchandise of all, and the most sovereign commodity throughout the whole world, are these pearls\"
-C. Plinius Secundus
Roman historian from Natural History, 77 A.D. Enchantment for the pearl is timeless and universal. Since the beginning of human history it has been regarded as one of the rarest, most beautiful and most valued of all gems. It has been treasured and praised by ancient cultures of every age including China, Egypt, Persia, Greece and Rome. Poets have sung its praise and scripture have extolled its beauty as a symbol of love, wisdom, spirituality and righteousness.
Since ancient times, pearls have been given as exquisite gifts from Kings to queens, grooms to brides and fathers to daughters as a symbol of their everlasting love.
\"And Krishna brought forth pearls from the depths of the sea to give to his daughter on her wedding day.\"
- The Rigveda, Ancient Hindu Book, c. 1000 B.C.
Because of their exceedingly high value, enjoyment of pearls has traditionally been reserved for the ultra-rich and powerful such as European royalty or the kings and queens of Asia. However, by the early 1900\'s pearls finally began to come within reach of the larger pearl-loving community, thanks in large part to the culturing techniques developed by enthusiasts such Japan\'s Kokichi, Mikimoto. Mikimoto is widely considered the father of today\'s pearl culturing techniques, and due to his passion for the pearl, these natural treasures are finally available to those of us who fall short of royalty status...
Pearl culturing is the process of creating an environment that encourages natural oysters to yield genuine pearls and has mitigated the traditional randomness associated with scouring the ocean depths for these treasures. Pearl culturing has also become quite necessary in recent decades, since the wealth of the earth\'s ancient oyster beds were long ago diminished or destroyed by over fishing and pollution.
The pearl culturing technique itself consists of implanting a piece of an oyster\'s mantle tissue into the silky wall lining of another oyster. The oyster\'s reaction to this implanted tissue is identical to an oyster\'s reaction to a natural intruder such as a sharp piece of sand or burrowing parasite. In order to soothe the irritant, the oyster begins to release a milky substance known as \"Nacre\". Nacre is the same substance that forms the inner lining of the oyster\'s shell and consists of microscopic calcium carbonate crystals. Gradually, these crystals form layer upon layer, and after several years they evolve into beautiful organic gems!
Although there are over 100,000 species of oyster. Only a very small number of Oyster\'s are actually capable of developing genuine pearls. Each variety of pearl producing oyster will yield pearls quite unique in appearance, size, color and beauty. The most famous and traditionally treasured of all varieties is the \"Akoya\" pearl and is originally native to Japan. \"Akoya\" is synonymous with \"saltwater pearls\", and are among the most beautiful and expensive, due to their perfect roundness, beautiful color, as well as the extreme difficulty associated with the Akoya culturing process.
Also famous but much less expensive are the lustrous Chinese freshwater pearls. Chinese freshwater pearls often rival the luster of even the finest Akoya pearls. However, because they are much easier to culture, the market price is often much more affordable. Available natural colors among the Chinese freshwater pearls are also quite diverse.
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