Shunsaku Tasaki established his business in 1954, when he set up as a pearl farmer in Kobe, on Japan's Osaka Bay. He specialised in Akoya pearls, which are revered for their satin finish and ...
As Grosz explained, “Assael stays in the realm for which we have long been renowned, which is the very best quality of fine pearls. We offer cultured varieties of Akoya, South Sea, Golden ...
And not every pearl comes out the same. The size of the pearl largely depends on the size of the mollusk. For example, akoya pearls can only grow about 9 or 10 millimeters in diameter, but South ...
Stafford said: "The name Akoya has a particular resonance to the types of books we are publishing, each book a pearl, born from complex human experiences. Our visual identity reflects elements of ...
Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...
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