1 x Large Keshi Freshwater Pearl Strand #LKP
1 x Large Keshi Freshwater Pearl Strand #LKP
Pearl sizes vary between 9mm - 13mm
Strand measures approx 35cm.
A hugely popular pearl strand that we stock. Beautiful in earrings, bracelets or necklaces.
Hole sizes are approx 0.6mm in each pearl
Keshi pearls are small non-nucleated pearls typically formed as by-products of pearl cultivation. A Japanese word also meaning "poppy" (ケシ, 芥子), it is used in Japanese for all pearls that grew without a nucleus. Originally, keshi pearls referred to those pearls formed when a bead nucleus was rejected. More recently, keshi has been used to refer to second harvest pearls and even to freshwater non-nucleated pearls. However the later usage referring to freshwater pearls is considered erroneous by many leading gem trade associations. Because they have no nucleus, keshi pearls are composed entirely of nacre.