This shiny white sphere maybe crafted into a piece of jewelry together with other precious stones, gold or whatever still sets the benchmark for any pearl necklace, bracelet, pendant or other piece of jewelry. Pearls have been, similar to jade, used since thousands a years as body decoration.
People put some attributes to white pearls,
such as purity and other, Chinese interpret luck into it for the person wearing the piece of jewelry just as they do it with jade. Shapes are plenty among other baroque pearls which have a certain touch with ethnic jewelry.
The most famous are Akoya pearls
from the Akoya oyster which is found and farmed in the waters around Japan, this pearls are rather small and perfectly blend with other precious stones since they don't dominate the picture because of the size.
As with other precious stones and materials such as gold
this little round things were the choice of the famous people including queens and movie stars. The big equalizer was the introduction of cultured pearls, almost everyone today can afford this little things no need for a pile of money anymore. Pretty pearl jewelry such as bracelets, necklaces and other with cultured pearls for about 20 € upwards are sold among other places at Yangon Bogyoke Market one of the largest bazaar for precious stones, pearls, jade, rubies and jewelry in Asia.
