Lovely unique minimalist design. Mad from upcycled ivory glass seed beads, gold filled and an elegant elongated biwa pearl from China.
Designed and handcrafted in Toronto.
Biwa pearls are freshwater pearls that are naturally found in Biwa pearl mussels. This species of mussels used to grow in Lake Biwa, near Kyoto in Japan. While Biwa pearls were extremely popular and harvested in surplus during the 20th century, today, pollution in Lake Biwa has virtually ended the harvesting of them in present times.
All elongated pearls are now referred to as Biwa pearls, simply a reference to their shape and not place of origin. The vast majority are all cultured today in China.