The Jardin Mystérieux high jewelry collection of Mikimoto, pearls, rhodium-plated gold and precious stones ♦ ︎
In Tokyo they tell that the founder, Kokichi Mikimoto, dedicated his life to pearls. But he also created the great jewelry house that has its name. Since 1893 Mikimoto has been synonymous with cultured pearls. It was the first company to develop the cultured pearl industry (previously only natural pearls were available, very rare: less than one in a thousand oysters can produce one).
But Mikimoto has long been no longer just a pearl manufacturer and a single-product jeweler. Its high jewelry has no barriers and also uses gold and precious gems as well as, of course, pearls. But another aspect for which the Japanese are famous is the gardens. So here is the Jardin Mystérieux collection, just presented by Mikimoto. The Japanese compositional grace, however, in this case fades into the rounded and baroque shapes that recall more Versailles than a Zen garden.
The Jardin Mystérieux fine jewelry collection includes a rich pearl necklace, anell, two brooches and earrings. In addition to rhodium-plated white gold, he uses precious and semi-precious stones, such as ruby, sapphire, amethyst, aquamarine, garnet, diamond. It is high jewelery: the price is also mysterious (on request). Lavinia Andorno
