At the time of the Conspiracy of Hamaguri-gomon Gate, Choemon KARAKAMIYA protected printing blocks against the fires of war, by filling a washtub with water and putting them in a sealed up earthen storehouse.
唐紙屋長右衛門は、蛤御門の変の時、タライに水を張り、目張りした土蔵に版木を入れて、戦乱の火災から唐紙の版木を守り抜いた。