善 Goodness

Artist: Huang Bo 黄波

Media: Chinese Calligraphy on Rice Paper

Size: 23 x 27 in (58 x 69 cm).

善 Goodness（甲骨文 Oracle Bone Script）

善，吉也。与美同义，从羊从言言，言言者，你言我语。以德为要，以美为旨

Goodness means auspiciousness. It shares the same meaning as beauty. The character is composed of the radical for "sheep" and the radical for "words," indicating dialogue. This suggests mutual communication: you speak, and I respond. It emphasizes virtue as essential and beauty as its goal.