The Shanghai Museum has been entrusted by Xiamen Overseas Chinese Museum to restore its precious collection of paintings and calligraphies, which includes a silk scroll named “Prince Chen's Sevencharacter couplet in running script”. The heart of this scroll had aged with time and become brittle. In addition, several serious break marks, creases and cracks could be found on it. The scroll hearts had became empty and were lost. The handwriting on it was worn and ink was missing. The aforementioned serious damage seriously affected possibilities for display. This artwork was in great need of proper repair. Because this artwork was written on thin silk, repair methods only after a lot of research work were adopted. In order to keep the original ink, the original supporting paper was also kept. Traditional painting and calligraphy repair methods were used. The scroll was cleaned and glued, and the heart of scroll was reinforced temporarily. The backing paper was then removed and the scroll was mounted. Missing ink was repaired and then the heart of the scroll heart was replaced and creases and tears were consolidated using paper strips. Ultimately, the expected results were achieved:the silk scroll was restored to its original appearance.