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Yes. “Stencil” 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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“Stencil” (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.

Stencil

Title	Stencil
Date	19th century 19th century
Medium	Paper
Classification	Stencils
Origin	Japan Japan
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Mrs. Horace Havemeyer, 1942
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

Subjects: Ornithological plates

About this artwork

“Stencil” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 19th century. It is executed in paper and classified as stencils. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates 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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