MOTHER-OF-PEARL, MOTHER-OF-PEARL PRODUCTION METHOD, AND PEARL PRODUCTION METHOD

摘要

[Problem] The properties of artificially produced pearls are determined by the mother-of-pearl and the inserted mantle. In conventional technology, the type of pearls that can be artificially produced have been limited because the mother-of-pearl and the shell from which the mantle is derived were the same type. [Solution] Provided are: a mother-of-pearl holding therein cells derived from a type of shell different from the mother-of-pearl; a production method for said mother-of-pearl; and a production method for pearls using said mother-of-pearl. This mother-of-pearl has reduced nucleus rejection and mortality, even when a piece of mantle from a different type of shell is inserted into the mother-of-pearl. A pearl is formed from the inserted mantle piece, therefore a pearl can be produced that has the properties of the shell from which the mantel was derived.