This piece is an example of japanese calligraphy. besides humor and sadness, the main theme of this poem is

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"prior to 1910, these new artists were called neo-impressionists, and they believed that "modern paris" was the proper subject for their paintings."

this is the text provided by the program, disregard other answers, as they are confusing and based on loose knowledge of the subject.   : )