Although this professional name was supposed to be succeeded by her uncle Ukon Miyake (the second son of the ninth Tokuro MIYAKE), he was at odds with Motohide IZUMI, Motoya's father as well as Ukon's elder brother.
この名跡は叔父の三宅右近（九世三宅藤九郎の次男）に譲られると目されていたが、元彌の父であり右近の実兄でもある和泉元秀と確執があった。