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If you flip your first photo 90 degrees counterclockwise, the two characters on a gilt-lined iron red field beneath the Satsuma cross-in-circle crest read down as "Koshida" (越田), while the cursive signature in gold near the mark's lower left corner appears to say "Bizan" (美山).
Koshida was well-known Satsuma producer of the late Meiji Period (1868-1912). At the same time, Bizan was a highly regarded painting studio in Kyoto. Koshida's name seems not to have found its way into James Lord Bowes' 1882 book of Japanese marks and seals, but he mentions Bizan's "delicate workmanship and careful decoration."
Best regards,
Bill H.
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