Four families of iemoto, including Chitoku YASUI, claimed to jisha-bugyo that it was publication of treasured Kifu without permission, however Genbi persuaded each iemoto into Tessai's discharge.
これに対し安井知得ら家元四家は秘蔵棋譜の無断掲載を寺社奉行に訴え出たが、元美は各家元を説得して哲斎を釈免させた。