1874–1943
Born in 1874 (Meiji 7) in Adogawa Town, Shiga Prefecture, he was originally named Inoue Sukekichi. He was adopted by the maki-e (gold lacquer) artist Suzuki Chōshin and took the name Suzuki Hyōsaku, but later shifted his focus to lacquerware and studied under the second-generation Kimura Hyōsai.
In 1909 (Meiji 42), he was entrusted with the lacquering of sacred treasures for the Ise Grand Shrine. In 1911 (Taishō 2), he worked on important imperial regalia, including the Takamikura (Imperial Throne), the Gochōdai (Imperial Canopy), and the Banzai banners, and in 1916 (Taishō 5), he was appointed as an official craftsman by the Ministry of Home Affairs—testaments to the high regard in which his lacquering techniques were held.
Active in Kyoto, he joined Katōbisomura, an artistic group led by Kamisaka Sekka, in 1919 (Taishō 8), and energetically pursued the creation of innovative lacquerware. He also served as a delegate for the lacquerware trade association and was a member of the Kyoto Art and Craft Association. He passed away in 1943 (Shōwa 18).