SAPPHIRE
Sapphire
01. COSMIC INTRODUCTION
THE STONE OF SATURN
Stone of Saturn
02. GEMSTONE PROFILE
| NAME | Sapphire |
|---|---|
| FILM | 3 pieces |
| Classification | Corundum (aluminum oxide) |
| Mohs hardness | 9 |
| Jyotish | Blue sapphire: Saturn | Saturday | Middle finger | Platinum |
03. THE FIRST GLANCE
The Moment It Captures You
The blue of sapphire is a color between the night sky and deep water. Holding light yet staying calm, it adds a quiet dignity to the wearer's presence.
04. BORN FROM EARTH
A Miracle Born of the Earth
Sapphire is a kind of corundum. Trace elements and growth environment grow it into blue and many other colors. Corundum has a Mohs hardness of 9, and becomes crystal amid great upheavals in the earth.
05. MYTH & COSMOS
Myth & Stars
Sapphire has long been linked to sincerity, trust, and royal grace. In ancient Persia, a tale was told of an enormous sapphire that held up the earth, its reflection coloring the sky blue.
In Jyotish, blue sapphire is linked to Saturn, Shani. Saturn is the planet that symbolizes time, responsibility, patience, and deep maturity. The stillness of the blue stone and the nature of Saturn, which receives long time, overlap.
06. THE BEAUTY WITHIN
One Stone, One Character
Ink-dark navy, velvet blue, the blue of the sky after rain. Depending on origin and growth conditions, different warmths arise even within the same blue.
07. ARTIST'S NOTE
Through the Eyes of MEGUMI HARUNA
Sapphire has a blue that seems to set the heart in order. The more quietly it is worn, the more one senses the strength behind the gaze, and a beauty that grows over time.
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