moon88 Posted March 19, 2000 Share Posted March 19, 2000 Dear cecil,Why pearl and Mother-of-pearl so popular among chinese people. They use MOP furniture and even have a facial cream called pearl cream (made from real pearls). Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted March 20, 2000 Staff Share Posted March 20, 2000 Dear Anon,1. Pearls signify pure and precious.2. Chinese learned to cultivate pearls long before the Japanese cultivated them.3. Chinese associate `tears' as beads of small pearls and it is common to place a pearl in the mouth of a dead person.4. If one has seen mother-of-pearl inlay in an antique furniture, one will be amazed by the `glitter' of the inlay. It is like ebony and ivory, where the ivory gleams and `glows' in different shapes. Simply lovely!Warmest Regards,Cecil Quote On 3/19/00 3:12:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:Dear cecil,Why pearl and Mother-of-pearlso popular among chinesepeople. They use MOP furnitureand even have a facial creamcalled pearl cream (made fromreal pearls). Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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