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Regular-script Calligraphic Couplet

Weng Tonghe

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two long, narrow vertical red panels with white borders on top and bottom, featuring black Chinese calligraphy. The left panel shows 7 lines of characters with some smaller characters on the bottom left. The right panel shows 6 lines of characters with smaller characters on the top right. The background behind the panels is black. The calligraphy style appears to be regular script. The artist's name is Weng Tonghe. The title of the artwork is Regular-script Calligraphic Couplet.

Artwork Details

Medium
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on red printed paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
278 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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