Caption
Picture series The sparrow with the slit tongue, Japanese fairy tale, The good old man visits the sparrows in their house in the forest. The sparrows, depicted here in human clothing and form (often with bird heads), entertain him. As he leaves, he is given a choice between two boxes: a large, heavy one and a small, light one. He modestly chooses the small box, which later turns out to be full of gold and precious stones, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, exact date unknown
Date
Apr 24, 2026
Credit line
Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste
Reference
BRK26I42_281
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Royalty free
Available size
66.1Mb (22.0Mb) / 20.0in x 12.8in / 6000 x 3848 (300dpi)