The Old Swordsman
The weapon is a Chinese broadsword, or more properly a Willow Leaf saber. The figure is based on a photograph of me taken in my mid 50s. The posture is not from any of the sets I practiced, but it shows off the weapon very well. In my 30s, the stance would have been much lower, with my left thigh thigh below the knee. I made up the landscape, but it was inspired by Chinese scroll painting. The monestary in the backround is a fantasy reference to the Shaolin temple.