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Yes. “Ink Cake” 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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It is catalogued from the open collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art and is free to reuse under CC0.

Can I use “Ink Cake” 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.

“Ink Cake” (1368–1644) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Ink Cake

Title	Ink Cake
Date	1368–1644 14th century
Medium	ink cake
Classification	Miscellaneous
Origin	China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) China
Holding institution	The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit line	Ink Cake (墨條), 1368–1644. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Ink cake; overall: 2.4 x 15 x 22.9 cm (15/16 x 5 7/8 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry W. Kent, 1942.213
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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“Ink Cake” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1368–1644. It is executed in ink cake and classified as miscellaneous. 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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