Captured Biwa Pearl Drop Earrings

Biwa pearls with the prettiest luster, Captured in a 14k setting. Versatile earrings that are great for lunch out with friends and later on for date night. One-of-a-kind.

1 inch length; 1/2 inch width.

14k gold, Biwa pearls.

Cultured Biwa pearls at one time were plentiful, but due to industrial pollution in Biwa Lake in Japan, the freshwater pearl industry there ceased decades ago. True Biwa pearls are hard to come by these days, and this one here is from a collection that entered the US about 50 years ago and was bought in a parcel at an auction back in the day.