Help ID pattern china butter dish?

Thanks for taking the time to look, hoping someone will recognize this pattern, it is over sized for a butter dish overall 10" long x 5 wide, many thanks regards joe.

 

Is there a vent hole in the lid? May have been a cheese dish.

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In the 1970s and 80s a lot of stuff like this came out of Italy and Portugal.
It could also be a little earlier; MIJ for one of the stores like Sears, Liberty House, Montgomery Wards, Pennys.

Just throwing that out there in case it jogs someone's memory.

 

Hi and WELCOME, Joe!!! Nice dish, but really never saw one that size or anything like it!! Meatloaf?? Cheeze brick?? Couple cans of SPAM???

 

Welcome Joe! I agree with cluttered and am leaning towards Japan. Unfortunately, it's not the type of dish that would stand up to any tough handling. They have a kind of brittle feel to them. It's unusual to find these without some chips somewhere. As for the pattern I guess it's kind of a fall motif - acorns and wheat. Wheat patterns were very popular in the 1950's - 1980's. I would say it's a display dish for cold, dry items - unless it's deeper than it looks. Maybe cheese and crackers or cold cuts.
Don

 

Thank you all for the help regards Joe

 

Hi Joe, the motif is wrong but I think the size would fit a sardine tin.

Sharon