He was allowed to engage in foreign trade after Yojihei Hisatomi, who was authorized to do so in 1842 (Tempo-13), and he put his younger brother Keemon and others in charge. The local potters were outraged and appealed to Ishibashi San’emon, the deputy governor of the time, with Fukami Masanosuke, Hirabayashi Ihei, Hisatomi Ryuemon, and others as representatives.
However, the deputy officer instead defended Tashiro and beat him and the other deputies. The traders became increasingly angry and appealed to the Saga Front Office, represented by Fukagawa Masatada, Fukamai Suminosuke, Momota Tsuneemon, and others. At this time, they petitioned the feudal lord to increase the number of trading shares by 10 in addition to those of Hisatomi and Tashiro, to increase the number of overglaze painters from 16 to another 6, and to increase the number of kiln-fired pottery houses from 120 to another 20. The Tashiro family was then transferred to a new post, and the Tashiro’s son, Sakusuke, who was the nominee for Tashiro, was sentenced to death. Tashiro established branches in Yokohama and Shanghai, China in the Meiji era (1868-1912), and handled products from all over Japan.
