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 ...