I’ve had a few requests for some Japanese Akoya Saltwater Keshi in loose form. Lo and behold we had a collection from a few years ago. They range from 1 mm to about 3 mm. Nice colors.
We are back blogging afer a long nap!
It is estimated tha the Japanese Akoya production in Japan will be less than 15 tonnes this year. As the keshi harvest is less than 1% of the total production, it means that our little Japanese Akoya saltwater keshi pearls are becoming very rare indeed!
Contrast the production of Japanese Akoya Saltwater keshi to the production of Chinese freshwater pearls which in 2005 produced 1500 tonnes, and by some estimates will be over 2000 tonnes this year!