Mother of Pearls

Posted on April 15th, 2007 in Customary Drivel by Deas

Who’s the mother of pearls? Japan. Yup. Well, the mother of cultured pearls, anyway. I’m a big nerd, and have watched 2 foreign English language documentaries this week. Both on marine life, actually. The first one was a piece about the amazing abilities and behavioral patterns of cuttlefish. That sounds really dull, but it was absolutely fascinating. The second one was a Nova bit about the history of pearl culturing practices. It turns out that Japan is the country responsible for the emergence of the knowhow and technology for modern pearl culturing. Cool, huh? I thought I’d just post a bit of what I learned.