black lip

Japanese: black lip(英語表記)blacklip
black lip

…The surface is blackish with yellowish-white radial bands and has a cypress bark pattern. The inside has a pearlescent luster like tarnished silver, but the edges are black, and the product name is black lip. It is the mother oyster for cultivating black pearls, and the shell is used as material for shell crafts. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "black lip" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…表面は黒みがかり,黄白色の放射帯があり,檜皮葺状である。内面はいぶし銀様の真珠光沢があるが,縁部は黒色で,商品名をblack lipという。黒真珠養殖の母貝で,殻は貝細工の材料となる。…

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