Calligraphy Couplet 19th century

This 19th-century hanging scroll by Lianfang Songfou, titled *Calligraphy Couplet*, is a fine example of Chinese calligraphy. The work features a vertical arrangement of six Chinese characters written in elegant brushstrokes against a background of delicate, hand-painted brown spots. These characters, written in a calligraphic style known as *kaishu*, are arranged in a couplet that is likely to have been inscribed as a poetic expression or a philosophical statement. The scroll is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.