[Coral Size] Width 6.5mm x Height 9.8mm [Chain] Length: 40cm [Weight] 1.3g [Metal Fittings Material] K18 YG [Coral Type] Red Coral Made in Kochi [Product Description] A drop-shaped pendant made of very dark blood red coral from Japan. There may be white spots and holes on the back and sides, but the front side is clean. Comes with a chain. Our shop is located in Kochi Prefecture, a world-famous coral production area.We are a workshop that carries out integrated production of coral, from procurement of logs to loose processing, and jewelry, from design to processing of precious metals. Coral is a gemstone created by nature, and it is difficult to make the same loose gemstone because the colors and shapes of the raw wood vary widely. Sometimes there are items with very beautiful color gradations that cannot be expressed in words or grade, or items with beautiful shapes that cannot be created by human hands. These are also one of the charms of coral, a gem created by nature. We offer a variety of products, from high-quality items to accessory quality items, so please look for your favorite coral. [Red coral] This is a type of coral collected in the seas near Japan, which is different from the coral collected in the Mediterranean Sea.The center of the log has a white color called Shirofu.
There is always a part, and the cut is made to prevent it from showing as much as possible, but there is often a white part on the back side of the ball or loose piece. It has a sense of transparency, and when carefully polished, it has a beautiful luster, as if covered with a transparent film. The dark color is red with a slight purplish tinge, giving it a noble feel. The most valuable type is the one with a particularly deep color, called blood red, and the area off the coast of Kochi Prefecture is especially rich. [About gemstone coral] In general, corals that are processed as gemstones are made by polishing the bone shafts produced by living creatures called corals. Corals are in the same family as jellyfish and sea anemones, and can be divided into hexagonal coralline and eight-type coralline subtypes, depending on the number of polyp tentacles. There are two types of coral: hard coral, which has a hard bone axis, and soft coral, which does not have a bone axis. Because the bone shafts of Rokpo coral are fragile, Happo coral is used as jewelry, but most corals are soft corals that do not have hard bone shafts, and only some types of Happo coral are processed into jewelry.
