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Production of Hemispherical Pearls
- When
- 11 July 1893
- Where
- Shinmei inlet, Ago Bay
Mikimoto successfully created hemispherical cultured pearls on July 11, 1893, after years of failures and near bankruptcy.
After establishing a farm in 1888, Mikimoto struggled for years. On July 11, 1893, he achieved a breakthrough by creating hemispherical cultured pearls. These pearls were formed by seeding oysters with small amounts of mother-of-pearl, a method that differed from later spherical cultivation techniques.
Sources
- Kokichi Mikimoto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26
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