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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 13196320, member: 2844"]It is real Japanese Aka coral, also called oxblood coral. It is not dyed. The dark red colour and white spots are typical for Aka coral.</p><p>Aka coral is probably the most valuable coral to be found, and you are lucky to have found a piece.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]560970[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.oagems.com/shop/corax3007-aka-japanese-coral-64mm-branch-9660?attribute_values=43304%2C43696%2C43326" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.oagems.com/shop/corax3007-aka-japanese-coral-64mm-branch-9660?attribute_values=43304%2C43696%2C43326" rel="nofollow">https://www.oagems.com/shop/corax3007-aka-japanese-coral-64mm-branch-9660?attribute_values=43304,43696,43326</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There are also Aka coral beads and branches in Shamster's collection:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/eye-candies-for-coral-people%E2%80%A6.89824/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/eye-candies-for-coral-people%E2%80%A6.89824/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/eye-candies-for-coral-people….89824/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know Japanese, but the second character looks like the Chinese character for silver. It would be the same in Japanese.</p><p>I would have it tested to be sure, especially because it is on the back of such a special coral.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 13196320, member: 2844"]It is real Japanese Aka coral, also called oxblood coral. It is not dyed. The dark red colour and white spots are typical for Aka coral. Aka coral is probably the most valuable coral to be found, and you are lucky to have found a piece.:) [ATTACH=full]560970[/ATTACH] [URL='https://www.oagems.com/shop/corax3007-aka-japanese-coral-64mm-branch-9660?attribute_values=43304%2C43696%2C43326']https://www.oagems.com/shop/corax3007-aka-japanese-coral-64mm-branch-9660?attribute_values=43304,43696,43326[/URL] There are also Aka coral beads and branches in Shamster's collection: [URL='https://www.antiquers.com/threads/eye-candies-for-coral-people%E2%80%A6.89824/']https://www.antiquers.com/threads/eye-candies-for-coral-people….89824/[/URL] I don't know Japanese, but the second character looks like the Chinese character for silver. It would be the same in Japanese. I would have it tested to be sure, especially because it is on the back of such a special coral.[/QUOTE]
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