Mikimoto
Japanese pearl pioneer
Mikimoto is a Japanese luxury jewelry brand known for cultured pearls.
Founded by Kokichi Mikimoto, who pioneered techniques for cultivating pearls in oysters in the late 19th century, the company became synonymous with high-quality pearl jewelry: She wore her Mikimoto strand to the gala.
The name functions as shorthand for premium pearls generally.
Iridescent oyster-made gems
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
- JapaneseOf or from Nippon
Ginza · boutique · elegance · prestige · flagship · brooch · bracelet · pendant
Creator of original devices
- culturedEducated in arts, manners
- aquacultureFarming underwater organisms
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
oyster · farming · nucleation · innovation · 1893 · patent · technique · implantation
pearls
Iridescent oyster-made gems
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
Japanese · Ginza · boutique · elegance · prestige · flagship · brooch · bracelet · pendant · earrings
inventor
Creator of original devices
- culturedEducated in arts, manners
- aquacultureFarming underwater organisms
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
pioneer · oyster · farming · nucleation · innovation · 1893 · patent · technique · implantation · harvesting
oyster
Pearl-bearing edible mollusk
- nacreIridescent shell coating
- lusterSoft reflected light
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
grafting · bead · mantle · saltwater · farm · harvest · irritant · layer · iridescence · mollusk
- Jewelry Tradejewelers, jewelry designers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, gemologists
- Mie Prefecturepearl diving