Bunzaburo was recognized for his skill and competence by Utaemon NAKAMURA (the third), who was said to be a great actor and enjoyed high popularity at the time, and was permitted to use the name Baisen, and after that, he called the 1st Iemoto (the head family of a school) Baisen SHINOZUKA himself.
文三郎は、名優といわれ当時絶大な人気があった三代目中村歌右衛門から手腕と力量を認められて梅扇の名を許され、以後は初代家元・篠塚梅扇を名乗る。