Biwi & Keishi Fresh Water Pearls
Sometimes called the Biwa Pearl, Biwi Baroque Fresh Water Pearls are one of Japan’s six types of
pearls. The Biwi Fresh Water Pearls formed when Japanese pearl farmers experimented with freshwater mussels in Lake Biwi—near Kyoto, Japan. Crops of Biwi Baroque Fresh Water Pearls began appearing in the 1930s. Back then, the lake produced large quantities of the highly sought after, all-nacre Biwi Coin Pearls and
Keishi Pearls.
Forming in unique and glorious colors not seen to that date, the Biwi Coin Pearls and Keishi Pearls had a luster and luminescence that appealed to the masses. The Biwi pearl became so popular, that until the past decade or so, all freshwater pearls were referred to as Biwi Pearls.
Browse our selection of wholesale Biwi Fresh Water Pearls below. Order today!
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$14/16" strand
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Item #18094 |
Glorious Green Center Drilled Biwi Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
22 x 8mm average size. Glorious green center drilled biwi pearls. Very pretty and a great price too!
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$12/16" strand
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Item #18093 |
Sweet Pea Green Center Drilled Biwi Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
22 x 8mm average size. Sweet pea green center drilled biwi pearls. Very pretty and a great price too!
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$12/16" strand
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Item #18092 |
Deep Purple Center Drilled Biwi Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
30 x 8mm average size. Deep purple center drilled biwi pearls. Very pretty and a great price too!
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$12/16" strand
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Item #18091 |
Dusky Teal Center Drilled Biwi Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
26 x 8mm average size. Dusky Teal center drilled biwi pearls. Very pretty and a great price too!
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$12/16" strand
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Item #18090 |
Electric Blue Center Drilled Biwi Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
28 x 8mm average size. Electric Blue center drilled biwi pearls. Very pretty and a great price too!
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$14/16" strand
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Item #18088 |
Wonderful Multi-Colored Keishi Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
7-12mm. Keishi pearls in a wonderful mixture of colors: aqua, olive green, burgundy, and silvery peacock. I just love this color combo!
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$14/16" strand
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Item #18086 |
Warm Maize Yellow Keishi Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
6-8mm. These keishi pearls are a warm maize yellow in color. The color varies slightly from strand to strand with some being slightly pailer than others. Really, a very nice color!
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$5/16" strand
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Item #18085 |
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$16/16" strand
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Item #18082 |
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$14/16" strand
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Item #18081 |
Silvery Taupe Keishi Pearl Mixture
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
10mm average size. These lovely silvery taupe keishi pearls are a mixture of head drilled and side drilled. Each pearl has its own unique shape and coloring. A few of them do have small holes but overall nice natural looking pearls with a great luster.
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$6/16" strand
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Item #18080 |
The Greenest of Green Biwi Stick Pearl Beads
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
Finally, some more stick pearls. These are top drilled - thin and trim. average length is 26mm. Get them while you can!
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$24/16" strand
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Item #18079 |
Silvery Peacock Biwi Stick Pearl Beads
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
Finally, some more stick pearls. These are top drilled - thin and trim. average length is 28mm. Get them while you can!
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$28/16" strand
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Item #18078 |
Golden Biwi Stick Pearl Beads
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
Finally, some more stick pearls. These are top drilled - thin and trim. average length is 28mm. Get them while you can!
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$28/16" strand
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Item #18077 |
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$48/16" strand
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Item #18075 |
Head Drilled Copper Keishi Pearl Nuggets
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
10-12mm. These are head drilled keishi nuggets. Nice substantial size. Fantastic luster!
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$28/16" strand
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Item #18074 |
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$28/16" strand
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Item #18073 |
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Genuine Keishi Pearls!!! The Real Deal! RARE!
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
4mm wide. These are tiny but oh wow, do they show off a shine. Luster like no other! No hanky panky here! These are real Keishi Pearls! The image shows a number of strands together. These pearls are sold by each individual strand.
$105/16" strand
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Item #17923 |
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$12/16" strand
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Item #16833 |
Freshwater Large Cream Stacked Keishi Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
12-14mm. These are very nice sized stacked keishi pearls. What a statement these will make in your next design!
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$28/16" strand
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Item #16343 |
Freshwater Cream Stacked Keishi Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
6-8mm. These stacked keishi pearls have such a great luster. Don’t miss out on these beauties!
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$18/16" strand
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Item #16342 |
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$18/16" strand
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Item #16341 |
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$28/16" strand
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Item #16122 |
Dancing Freshwater BIWA Style Pearl Beads
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
7-9mm. These are a lusterous white pearl and top drilled for maximum dangling potential.
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$32/16" strand
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Item #16121 |
Freshwater Biwi Long Drilled White Pearls - Luster!
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
22mm average length of each pearl. These are a very pretty white with some real luster. A very nice quality long drilled freshwater Biwi style bead!
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$26/16" strand
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Item #16073 |
Ivory White Keishi Chip Flakes
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
16-18mm average size. The picture does not do these beauties justice. With exceptional luster, these are absolutely gorgeous!
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$75/16" strand
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Item #15694 |
Top Drilled Keishi White Freshwater Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
10-14 x 15-18mm. Sizes do vary per strand. These are stunning. You won’t be sorry to see these beauties! Yummy Luster!
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$75/16" strand
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Item #13613 |
Long White Keishi Pearl Beads
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
10-12 x 14-16mm average size. Nice luster. Each strand is a little bit different, but all are very very pretty.
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$32/16" strand
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Item #13602 |
White Keishi Nugget Pearl Beads
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
7 x 10mm average size. These are really nice. Pretty luster. Value here!
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$18/16" strand
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Item #13601 |
Ivory White Keishi Chip Flakes
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
14-15mm average size. These are very pretty. Nice luster too. Great value.
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$38/16" strand
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Item #13600 |
Multi Colored Keishi Nugget Pearl Beads
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
7 x 10mm average size. These are pretty. Peach, pinks and white all within the strand. Nice luster.
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$22/16" strand
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Item #13599 |
White Keishi Chip Flakes
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
15mm average size. These have some lumps and bumps. They are thicker than some, but they have alot of luster and nice appeal.
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$38/16" strand
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Item #13598 |
Freshwater Keishi Oval Shaped Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
9 x 16mm average size. These are sort of oval shaped in that irregular Keishi kind of way. Very nice luster. Good value!
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$54/16" strand
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Item #13529 |
Long Drilled Biwi Freshwater Pearls with LUSTER!
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
26mm average length. Thickness and width vary. These are a broque style biwi freshwater pearl. The shapes are unique to each strand. Beautiful!
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$60/16" strand
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Item #10655 |
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$48/16" strand
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Item #10653 |
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$28/per 16" strand
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Item #10110 |
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$38/16" strand
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Item #9205 |
Freshwater Peach Biwa Style Head Drilled Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
Average length is 20mm. These are a natural peach color with sensational luster. They are thin which makes them even more appealing.
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$32/16" strand
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Item #9204 |
Light Green Baroque Biwi Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
18-24mm width. These are unusual. Notice the flattened lengthy pearls have some subtle rings width wise. Very nice luster.
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$28/16" strand
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Item #6616 |
Champagne Side Drilled Biwi’s
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
24mm Average length. These are a simply beautiful color. Great value.
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$28/16" strand
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Item #6615 |
Gunmetal Keishi Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
Approximate size 6 x 10mm. These are smaller for keishi. the color is a muted peacock, but we are going to call this one gunmetal keishi. Nice value here.
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$18/16" strand
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Item #6612 |
Peachy Pink Side Drilled Biwi’s
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
appx. 18mm in length. Very nice luster. You will like this one!
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$28/per 16" strand
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Item #4492 |
Pink Angle Drilled Biwi’s
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
appx 18mm long. Sizes do vary. Very nice luster and shape.
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$32/per 16" strand
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Item #4487 |
Golden Keishi
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
6-8mm. Nice Nugget type Keishi
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$24/per 16" strand
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Item #4485 |
A Grade Side Drilled Keishi - White
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
sizes really vary on these. Appx 7-9mm. They are super lusterous. Great value.
size:
smaller, larger
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$32/per 16" strand
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Item #4230 |
Pink Thin and Rich Long Drilled Biwis
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
appx 20mm long x 3.5-4mm thickness. Just don’t see this kind of biwi or stick pearl. Designer quality
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$46/per 16" strand
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Item #4182 |
White Thin and Rich Long Drilled Biwis
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
appx 20mm long x 3.5-4mm thickness. Just don’t see this kind of biwi or stick pearl. Designer quality!
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$46/per 16" strand
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Item #4180 |
White keishi
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
8-12mm Very nice value.
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$58/per 16" strand
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Item #3107 |
Head Drilled Silver Keishi
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
8-12mm Very nice. Substantial!
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$60/per 16" strand
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Item #3106 |
Chunky Dancing Keishi
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
8-10mm These beauties are ivory with a nice luster and they are on the thicker, more substantial side. Very nice!
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$54/per 16" strand
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Item #2733 |
Biwi Long Drilled Pearls
Category: Keishi Pearls | Drilled Pearls | Biwi Pearls | Big Keishi Pearls
The lengths of these do vary, 14mm-20mm. Beautifully pink/ peach luster on these.
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$24/16" strand
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Item #37 |
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