the art work is based on an old chinese poem. the character in this image used to be an emperor before he lost his battles to his enemy. He wrote the porm while he was trapped in a well by his enemy. the poem is about his life before the battle...the lover, the palace, his ambition....and how it all goes away. you expect the porm to be hateful, because what he had been through. However it's not. i can't descripe the emotion in this poem in a few words, but it's so pure that everyone can relate to. He was never a good emperor. but he's one of the best artist. he earned the dignity that he lost in the battle field in this poem. 问君能有几多愁,恰似一江春水向东流。 虞美人。