I love this deep, rich ruby colour.  When I saw it I thought it was Fenton’s Eye Winker pattern.  As it turns out the pattern name is called “Tokyo”.

I am puzzled about the name.  I always wonder how names are chosen.  If you look at the pattern, it looks like part of the design is a sun.  Is this the “Rising Sun” of the East perhaps?

The compote is signed “Fenton” in the oval.  There is no number beneath the mark, so I assume that the piece was made in the 1970s.

A pretty piece which doesn’t seem to be too common, although it was made in a couple other colours as well.