On the lower left of one side is the artist's signature in Japanese script as shown. I would imagine that this piece was created by a Grand Master of the art.
This is a beautiful piece of fine quality Japanese metalwork and highly collectible. This gorgeous piece would make a great gift for someone very special. Offered at a low starting price with no reserve. Also, all reasonable offers will be considered. Terms: All sales are final unless we mistakenly misrepresent an item. FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. The item "Superb Meiji Paper Knife Letter Opener Mixed Metals (Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze)" is in sale since Friday, May 1, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Other Japanese Antiques". The seller is "ess-925" and is located in NorthEast. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany, Japan, France, Australia, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay.