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2. Keshi pearl - Wikipedia

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   Assorted keshi pearls. Keshi pearls are small non-nucleated pearls typically formed as by-products of pearl cultivation. A Japanese word also meaning "poppy" (ケシ, 芥子), it is used in Japanese for all pearls that grew without a nucleus. Originally, keshi pearls referred to those pearls formed when a bead nucleus was rejected.

3. Cultured freshwater pearls - Wikipedia

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   Cultured freshwater pearls are pearls that are farmed and created using freshwater mussels. These pearls are produced in Japan and the United States on a limited scale, but are now almost exclusively produced in China. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission requires that farmed freshwater pearls be referred to as "freshwater cultured pearls" in ...

4. List of pearls by size - Wikipedia

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   The Pearl of Lao Tzu for a long time thought to be the largest pearl, but claims about its size and much of its history were found to be fabricated by a conman by the name of Victor Barbish. [2] Other pearls like the Centaur Pearl, most likely the largest gem pearl at 856.58 carats (171.316 g), have just recently emerged from private ...

5. Mikimoto Pearl Island - Wikipedia

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   The island is known as the birthplace of cultured pearl aquaculture. The island is owned by Mikimoto Pearl Museum Co., Ltd. (株式会社ミキモト真珠島, Kabushiki-Gaisha-Mikimoto-Shinju-Jima), which operates the island as a tourist attraction, exhibiting pearls and pearl craft goods, and holding shows featuring ama divers.

6. Pearl - Wikipedia

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   The original Japanese cultured pearls, known as akoya pearls, are produced by a species of small pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii, which is no bigger than 6 to 8 cm (2.4 to 3.1 in) in size, hence akoya pearls larger than 10 mm in diameter are extremely rare and highly priced. Today, a hybrid mollusk is used in both Japan and China in the ...

7. J-List - Wikipedia

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   J-List is an online retailer of Japanese goods for consumers outside Japan, mainly otaku goods, anime, and manga. [1] The company was established by American Peter Payne [2] in 1996. Its head office is located in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan. JBOX is a division of J-List. [citation needed]