The new Taira emperor Masakado (title on object), Kabuki actor Nakamura Utaemon IV in the role of the self-proclaimed new emperor Masakado, with beard, looks up at two geese that seem to be falling down. By a full moon. The black teeth and shape of the painted-on eyebrows are characteristic of high-ranking courtiers. The feather pattern on his clothing refers to imperial power. Wild geese changing their course refer to the presence of an enemy. print maker: Utagawa Kunisada (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Ebisuya Shoshichi, (mentioned on object), Japan, 1849 - 1852, paper, color woodcut, height 358 mm x width 256 mm.