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Is “Herbaceous Peony” in the public domain?

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

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Who created “Herbaceous Peony”?

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Hu Yuan.

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Where is “Herbaceous Peony” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Can I use “Herbaceous Peony” commercially for free?

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

Title	Herbaceous Peony
Artist	Hu Yuan
Medium	Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper
Classification	Paintings
Origin	China China
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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