Is “Box” in the public domain?

Yes. “Box” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

Can I use “Box” commercially for free?

Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

“Box” (19th century) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Title	Box
Date	19th century 19th century
Medium	Lacquer
Classification	Lacquer
Origin	Japan Japan
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

Subjects: Marine & aquatic life

About this artwork

“Box” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 19th century. It is executed in lacquer and classified as lacquer. In this archive it sits within the marine & aquatic life tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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