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Can anyone help me with these signatures and seals? Many thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Pic. A,
雪山行旅　-　Setsuzan kōryo - Travelling Through Snow Covered Mountains
墨江老漁　半江田肅寫
Painted by the Old Man Fishing in the River of Ink, Hankō Denshuku
Upper seal,
田肅之印　-　Seal of Denshuku
Lower seal,
子羽印　-　　Seal of Shiu

半江田肅 Hankō Denshuku　→　岡田肅　Okada Shuku 1782-1846
Hankō 半江：Pseudonym (Half river)
Denshuku : (Oka)da + Shuku =　Denshuku
Shiu 子羽　：　Courtesy name
Hanga style (literati) painter from Ōsaka. Son of Okada Beisanjin

Inscription on box,
雪山行旅　-　Travelling Through Snow Covered Mountains

Pic.B,
米年圖　-　Yonetoshi-zu - Painted by Yonetoshi
Seal,
米年　-　Yonetoshi
Most probably Ōya Yonetoshi 大矢米年　1879-1966

With regards,
I.Nagy

Dear Mr. Nagy, many thanks for your competent and generous help! A very cordial greeting,
Andrea

P.S. On the back of the painting signed Hankō Denshuku there are also the characters of which I am attaching the image. Is it a date?

Back reads,
江田　二一八　　-　Kōden 218
Kōden is abbreviated from;
(半)江田(肅)　Han(kō Den)shuku　→　Okada Shuku 岡田肅
Regards,
I.Nagy

Many thanks again Nagy,
Andrea

P.S. But what can number 218 mean?

Good question. Inventory number ?
I.Nagy

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