Mokume Lacquer Earrings, pearl, carved Tourmaline. Japan. j-erbd152

These antique Japanese Mokume lacquer earrings feature exquisite rare beads with mother of pearl inlays, each with a small pearl adorning the top and bottom. The carved blue-green tourmaline melon bead is from India, and the Mokume beads date back to the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The earrings are suspended from gold filled ear wires and connecting wires, and each lacquer bead with a pearl measures 15mm in length. Overall, the earrings measure 1 1/2 inches from the top of the ear wire.