Relationship between moon and pearl: Pearl Seiwa

Do you know a myth about color and luster of pearls?

“At night of full moon, the shell lifts up to sea surface, and takes the drop of moon, and grows up carefully and carefully. After that, pearls appear. Finally it receives moon brightness; it will become beautiful luster of pearls.

Many kinds of jewelry are in the world.

Among them, pearls have the myth because it’s creature.

Especially in case of Tahitian pearls from Tahitian shell, its piece is cut at full moon, in addition it’s held transplant operation. The day of full moon is the day of spring tide, it’s the best day of pearl’s growing.

Spring tide is the moment when the difference between high and low tide is maximum. This occurs at new moon and full moon. The people suggest that two shells of making pearls grow at spring tide and coloring matter is secerned into shell.

We think that you can see various colors moon depends on the place and angle. Color of pearls change too. The reason is why the color of pearls is not paints but the color made by brightness. We think pearl’s transparent and glamorous color is the evidence that pearl is unique jewelry.

I have seen many shape’s and color’s pearls for a long time. But when I am asked what color pearls are, I can’t answer it. The reason is because the interference color of composing pearl color is the special color.