Uncle Iroh's tale concludes in honor of Mako, who passed away during the production of the second season.
The Cabbage Man makes another appearance in this episode, during the Tale of Aang.
The writing on Lu Ten's portrait roughly says "To General Iroh: See you after we win the war. Your loyal son, Lu Ten."
The instrument Iroh plays is called a pipa, or Chinese lute. Behind Iroh there are instruments visible called guzheng, or zithers.