Sleeve bands with musician and woodcutter

Depicted on the sleeve band is the famous musician Bo Ya, playing his seven-stringed instrument (qin) while seated on a boat. Above him is the woodcutter Zhong Ziqi, listening intently as he sits on a rocky outcrop under the trees. When Bo Ya played the piece "High Mountains" the woodcutter could envision Mount Tai before his eyes and when Boya played "Flowing Stream," Zhong Ziqi could feel the torrential water. Boya was so pleased that the two became friends. When news of Zhong Ziqi's death came to Bo Ya, he broke his musical instrument and vowed never to play again, because with the passing of his friend, no one could ever fully appreciate his music. This theme exemplifies the Chinese ideal of friendship, and the term "to know one's music" (zhiyin) has come to describe a close and sympathetic friend.