Old Fujikawa suibon to drill or not ?

[JoshuaRN]

Hey quick question, should I hold off on adding drainage to an old production suibon? Never been a “what’s it worth”
Guy but at the same time I’m wondering if I’m gunna get chased down and cursed for it. Doesn’t serve much use to me without drainage and it’s suprisngly well built, figured it might add some color to the indoor plants pics below.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Possible to trade for great usable pot?

 

[JoshuaRN]

I was thinking something like that , local club is actually pretty big but I haven’t had the time to get established here with finishing grad school and running the business. But I’ll probally hold off on drilling it and just use it with a schefflera on lava. It is pretty though, I love the occasional bright color pot.

 

[shinmai]

I'd drill it for sure. That would look great with an azalea or gardenia of the right shade. I have a quince in bloom right now that would look good in it.

 

[rockm]

I would do a bit more research before you break, err, drill this suiban. This is a production pot, but it could be old...The "Made in Japan" stamp on the bottom could indicate it is pre-World War II period. Might be worth not ruining it to trade for something else...
https://www.ebay.com/gds/History-of-Made-in-Japan-Ceramics-/10000000004613626/g.html

http://modernjapanesepotterymarks.blogspot.com/2014/09/made-in-japan.html

 

[JoshuaRN]

Thanks for the resources and input I’m a research geek so I started digging before hand but didn’t get too far. There are a few on eBay same mark/style and signs of age going for 100+ but prices on eBay with anything Asian antique or bonsai are usually insane and based off other speculation prices.
I’m in no shortage of pots so I agree I’ll skip the drilling.

Ceramic drilling is tough but doable with the right equipment, the right bits were a painfull purchase in itself. Still not worth the risk in this case.

Thanks again for the input guys. Even without drainage it will certainly add some variety to the pot shelf untill I find a use for it.