Suzuki Fuyo (1752-1816) was a painter of the mid to late Edo period. He was born in Iida, Shinshu (Nagano Prefecture). His name was Yong, his characters were Bunhee, and his common name was Shinbei. He was also known as Fuyo or Laoren. He was also called “Drunken Fuyo” (酔芙蓉) because he painted in a state of drunken excitement.
In Edo, he studied painting under Watanabe Minatosui, Gentai and his son, and Confucian studies under Hayashi Hooka. Later, he moved to Fukagawa Sanganbori, where he interacted with many literary figures, including Shibano Kuriyama, Minagawa Kien, and Kameda Pensai. He is said to have been both teacher and disciple of Tani Buncho, the great master of Edo nanga (nanga), but it is more likely that the two influenced each other. In 1796, he became an official painter of the Tokushima domain through the introduction of Shibano Kuriyama, a former Confucian scholar of the Tokushima domain. In addition, his own son, Suzuki Koren, died prematurely at the age of 25. He adopted Suzuki Naruto, who succeeded Fuyo and became an official painter of the Tokushima Domain.
