Hollow golden spheres edged with a ruff of platinum and gold granulation, set with lavender spinel are the perfect foil for silvery gray Tahitian Maki-e pearls. Length approximately 25.5mm W 9.6mm (L 1in W .4in).
Made in recycled 22k yellow gold and platinum, lavender spinel (.88ctw) and cultured Tahitian maki-e pearls (9.6 x 12.2mm).
One-of-a-kind.
Maki-e is a traditional Japanese paint technique developed over a millennia ago where lacquer is applied to surfaces and pure gold or silver paint is mixed in for flat or raised ornamentation. Mosaics are created from tiny abalone tiles often accented with the same gold or silver paint. These particular pearls have been decorated using the paint technique only.