MIKIMOTO Mikimoto Yuki, a name that cannot be separated from the pearl
Speaking of pearls, there is a person whose name cannot be separated from it. That is the Japanese pearl breeder Mikimoto Yuki who is known as the "king of pearls" by the world. It is said that the inventor Edison once said that he could not invent the diamonds and pearls to praise the achievements of Mr. Yukimoto. He is not just an inventor, he is also an admirable entrepreneur. "Only by insisting on the production of the highest quality cultured pearls, Japanese cultured pearls will have hope!" This is the vision of Mr. Yukimoto Yuki, and one of the factors he has earned the reputation of "King of Pearls".
In 1858, Mikimoto Yuki was born in Mie Prefecture, Japan. At the age of 23, he began work on aquatic products and seafood. Beginning in 1880, Mr. Yukimoto Hiroshi used the ancient Chinese culture of pearls to begin the arduous exploration of artificial breeding. In 1888, he opened his first pearl farm in a small seaport on the Shima Peninsula and began the exploration of artificially cultured pearls. With a strong will and unremitting efforts, in 1908, he finally cultivated a perfect pearl and obtained a patent. In 1920, the Japanese Emperor gave him a cane, so Mikimoto Yukie began to be famous in the world, and the pearl world also called him "the king of pearls."
The story of MIKIMOTO Mikimoto Yuki
On January 25, 1858, Mikimoto was born in Shima Peninsula in Mie Prefecture, Japan. His family has been running a small noodle stall for generations, and his father had hoped that he could inherit this ancestral business. However, when Mikimoto was 23 years old, he became interested in the local aquaculture industry. Natural pearls are produced in the coastal areas of Shima Island and are sold at very high prices. In order to obtain pearls, residents indiscriminately caught under the sea, making the number of local cockroaches less and less. After understanding this situation, Mikimoto called for the protection of mites, and on the other hand, he was able to artificially cultivate pearls.
At that time, Japanese marine biologists had discovered that the reason for the formation of pearls was that foreign bodies entered the carcass. In 1888, Mikimoto built his first pearl farm in a small bay on the Shima Peninsula. He began to try to artificially cultivate pearls with a business vision that is more than ordinary people. After numerous failures, in July 1893, Mikimoto finally discovered the world's first artificially cultivated pearl in his own cockroaches. Although this is only a half-bead, the shape of the appearance is not good, but Mikimoto has applied for the patent of artificial cultured pearl in Japan. It was not until 1905 that Mikimoto found a few round, lustrous pearls in his clams, proving that his farming method was completely successful.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Japan was still underdeveloped in the manufacture of jewellery, and there was almost no decent Japanese jewellery on the market. In order to develop his own jewellery industry, Mikimoto has spent a lot of time sending people to Europe to learn jewelry design techniques and production methods. In 1907, he opened the first "jewelry workshop" in Japan and officially entered the jewelry industry. By 1911, Mikimoto’s first overseas store opened in London, and the world’s major cities all had the shadow of the “Mumuben†jewelry store.
Due to his outstanding achievements, in 1924, Mikimoto was appointed as a royal jewellery supplier by the Japanese royal family. Since then, the Japanese royal family has held a wedding, and Mikimoto jewelry is a must-have gift. Even in the British royal family in Europe, the pearls on the crown and accessories are also provided by Mikimoto. Over the years, the artificially cultivated pearl method created by Mikimoto has been passed down through generations. Its jewellery has always maintained its pursuit of classic quality, elegant and perfect, and its craftsmanship has become a loyal supporter of Mikimoto jewelry. Since 2002, Mikimoto has been fortunate to be the official jewellery sponsor of Miss Universe, and the crown worn by Miss Universe every year is made by Mikimoto.
Mikimoto Yuki died in 1954 at the age of 96. After his death, the Japanese government chased him the first-class honor Medal of Japan, and the Japanese media also respected him as the "Pearl King." Today, Mikimoto is in charge of the fourth generation of the family, Mikimoto Toyohiko, and Mikimoto Jewelry has opened more than 100 branches around the world, including branches in Shanghai, China.
The Chinese can be said to be the ancestors of breeding and raising pearls. Historically, thousands of years ago, the Chinese had learned to use carved Buddha statues in mollusks to make the Buddha statues covered with beautiful nacres and successfully cultivate semi-circles. In the 18th century, Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus inserted the stimulant into the European baby to make it produce beads. Under the leadership of the Japanese pearl king Yu Muben in the early 20th century, the method of raising pearls was gradually better. Mikimoto's credit in the pearl industry will never be forgotten.
Mikimoto was born on January 25, 1858, and his father was a poor owner of a wheat shop. His father died when he was 12 years old, and he assumed the responsibility of the eldest son to continue to run the business of the Maidian. At the age of 20, he became interested in the production of pearl mollusks, often interacting with fishermen and collecting information. After 10 years of thinking, speculation and testing, he participated in an international fishery exhibition in 1888 and met Narayoshi Yanagi. Yanagi has a lot of research on the bead mollusk and has given a lot of information on Miki. That year was also the big day for Mikimoto to marry a young woman Ume. He returned to Shima to start his dream----establishing a pearl farm on several small islands, including the current Pearl Harbor. The first production was only inferior semi-beads.
In 1890, Professor Dr. Keikichi Mizukuri of the University of Tokyo taught Mikimoto how important it is to cultivate pearls. After Mikimoto went home, he and his wife spent all their savings on the research of the pearl farm. They tried hard and tried for many years, working tirelessly in the morning and evening, and there was no result. The neighbors thought that the two couples were crazy. They tried to insert the lead, wood, glass, sand, etc. into the body of the cockroach, but failed every time. In 1892, a serious red tide killed all of their cultured Akoya. November 11, 1893, was their most exciting day, because his wife found a beautiful semi-circular cultured pearl formed in the carcass he inserted. Mikimoto immediately applied for a patent registration. In 1896, he finally got the patent for the cultivation of semi-circle beads, and he moved the bead field to Tato kujima island. Unfortunately, his wife died suddenly. Instead of being saddened by his heart, he worked harder to study the method of cultivating round pearls. At the same time, two other people also made research in this area: Tatsuhei Mise is a carpenter and Tokichi Nishikawa is a zoologist who works as a fisheryman at the Japanese Fisheries Agency. In 1904, Mise successfully cultivated a round pearl. He applied for a patent in 1907, but was rejected because Mikimoto had obtained a patent for semi-circular culture. In October of the same year, Nishikawa applied for a patent for the method of round bead cultivation, which was approved nine years later, but at that time he had passed away for 7 years! Although Nishikawa's application was a few months later than Mise, Mise's patent was approved as a violation of Nishikawa. Mikimoto is the stepfather of Nishikawa, but he does not agree with him. After Nishikawa's death, Mikimoto and his son arranged to use the round pearl cultivation method he invented to continue to promote the culture of the pearl.
In the 19th century, when the round pearl was introduced, people thought it was a fake thing, just an imitation. In 1921, there were lawsuits in Paris and London to prevent Mikimoto from selling his pearls. Mikimoto instead accused the people who sold the imitation beads to sell their fake beads with the name "nurturing pearls", and finally Yukimoto won. He spent a lot of time to spread knowledge and information about the cultivation of pearls and correct people's discrimination and misunderstanding of the cultivation of pearls. The pearl industry has a status today, and he has contributed.
Mikimoto died in 1954 at the age of 96. It is said that his longevity secret is to eat a pearl every day, believe it or not!
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