ON an old and gnarled pomegranate tree,heavy with red fruits,a mother bird feeds her nestlings.The scene that depictsa utumn,harvest and parenthood is accomplished with a few subtle brushstrokes,revealing the painter’s deep understanding of the balance between realism and abstractionism.The artist Yin Canghai,dressed in an unlined silk coat,walked toward me as if he had just stepped ON an old and gnarled pomegranate tree, heavy with red fruits, a mother bird feeds her nestlings.The scene that accomplished with a few subtle brush strokes, revealing the painter’s deep understanding of the balance between realism and abstractionism. The artist Yin Canghai, dressed in an unlined silk coat, walked toward me as if he had just stepped