琴の海の松田真珠、松田氏|
Mr. Matsuda, a farmer of cultivated pearls in the Koto Sea
真珠養殖の松田氏はあこや真珠を作ることもできますし、漁師さんでもありました。大村湾で採れるお魚や貝にもとても詳しいです。
Mr Matsuda, a farmer of cultivated pearls and once a fisherman, knows how to care for the akoya pearls. He is also very knowledgeable about the fish and shellfish that live in Omura bay.
これは細胞貝といわれるあこや貝の細胞です。これを切り取り、お母さん貝に核と一緒にいれる準備をしています。 メスで切り、子宮にいれていきます。
These are the cells of the akoya oysterl, which is known as a cellular Akoya Oyster. This is the process of inserting nuclei and cells into the acoya mother oyster. They are going to be inserted, after cutting its womb with a small knife.
母貝に細胞と核をいれているところ。子宮にいれていきます。メスで切り口をいれいれるのです。とても神経を使う、これも職人技のような仕事です。シーズンは毎日、何千個といれます。これが数ヶ月続きます。じめじめとして蒸し暑い時期にとても根気のいる仕事です。
This is the process of inserting nuclei and cells into the acoya mother oyster. They are going to be inserted, after cutting its womb with a small knife. This is so delicate! It’s a work of craftsmanship. During the season, thousands of nuclei and cells are inserted into mother oysters. It continues for several months. This work requires a lot of patience during a damp and hot humid season in Kyushu, Japan.
松田さんのお父様は田崎真珠の創業者、田崎さんと同級生でした。それで真珠養殖のお話を聞いて、始められたそうです。その後、田崎さんは神戸へ。20数軒あったあこや真珠屋さんも今では、大村湾の東側は唯一、松田さんのところだけになってしまいました。しかし、このまま海の状態が悪くなれば、どうにもできなくなってしまいます。
Mr. Mastuda’s father was a friend of the founder of the one of pearl big company in Japan, ” Tasaki”. He learned about cultivate Pearl from Mr. Tasaki, then he had started Matsuda Pearl company. Now Mr. Matsuda is the last Akoya pearl cultivator in the eastern part of Omura Bay.However, if the condition of the sea continues to deteriorate, there is nothing that he can do about it.
松田さんは真珠のこと、海を愛していらっしゃる。
船にのっている姿は、穏やかな大村湾によく合う海の男です。
松田さんに出会いわたしもあこや真珠の奥深さを学びました。
Mr. Matsuda loves akoya pearls and the sea. The sight of him on his boat is a man of the sea, one who fits in well with the calm of Omura Bay.
この大村湾のあこや真珠を守りたいのです。
Through Mr. Matsuda I learned about the depth and importance of Akoya pearls and the sea, and no matter what, while Mr. Matsuda is in good health and spirits I also want to protect the akoya pearls in Omura Bay.