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

“Kosode” (18th–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.

Kosode

Title	Kosode
Date	18th–19th century 18th century
Medium	Stencil-dyed plain-weave silk
Classification	Costumes
Origin	Japan Japan
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Purchase, Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation Inc. and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2000 Benefit Fund, and funds from various donors, 2001
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Kosode” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 18th–19th century. It is executed in stencil-dyed plain-weave silk and classified as costumes. 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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