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I am hoping that some can tell me of this Satsuma vase...the signature perhaps and any info that you all could provide.

Peter, the mark says 'Made by Kozan in Great Japan' (Dai Nippon Kozan Zo). Kozan (bright mountain] is a two-character name found on some late Meiji-era high-quality Kyoto studio ceramics. It seems to me probably to belong to a artist other than Kinkozan (beautiful bright mountain) or Makuzu (also known as Miyagawa) Kozan (fragrant mountain). Perhaps someone else can confirm my suspicion and provide additional information on the maker of your vase, who otherwise isn't much of a known quantity beyond the excellence obvious in his work. The URL i've included shows another example.
Best regards,
Bill H.

URL Title :kozan

From top right going down,Dai Nihon(Great Japan)then top left,first two marks look similar to Kinkozan,the last 'zo' made by,cause to be etc...I'd wait for someone to confirm or refute this as marks can be very misleading,Keith.

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