Gathered around the furnace were Japan’s leading pearl dealers. “Banzai!” they shouted. “May you live 10,000 years, oh Most Honorable Kokichi Mikimoto! Banzai! The price of pearls has ...

Mikimoto was soon mass-producing them. The price of natural pearls began collapsing in the ... bitcoin’s fans believe with religious fervor that its value will rise inevitably and indefinitely.

describes her new collaboration with the 131-year-old pearl jewelry maker Mikimoto. Launching Friday, November 8th, the ...

Rei Kawakubo has delved into the classic nature of Mikimoto pearls, infusing the cultured pearl strands with subtle subversion and creating a new design identity. Ropes of perfectly symmetrical, ...