Born in Edo, Suzuki Kason first studied the Maruyama style, then the Tosa and Ukiyo-e styles. He received a prize at the first Bunten exhibition in 1907, and an honourable mention at the third in 1909. He was a member of the imperial academy of fine arts. At the end of the 19th century he taught Ohara Koson (1877-1945), who was to become famous as a maker of kacho-e, flower-and bird prints.
