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Is “Unknown” in the public domain?

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Who created “Unknown”?

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Seki Suigaku (Japanese, active 19th century) (1855).

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Where is “Unknown” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of Art Institute of Chicago and is free to reuse under CC0.

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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	Unknown
Artist	Seki Suigaku (Japanese, active 19th century)
Date	1855 19th century
Medium	Color woodblock print; surimono
Classification	print
Origin	Japan Japan
Holding institution	Art Institute of Chicago
Credit line	Purchased from Gallery Edo NYC. Nathalie Gookin Fund in memory of Frederick Gookin
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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