Provenance: A stamp verso in red ink: ATELIER ED. DEGAS (L.657);
A note on the mat indicates that this print was lot 96 of the Degas Estate
sale, 1919;
Delteil deems this state "fort rare";
The sheet has a vertical crease where once folded;
The entry in the binder indicates that this work was purchased on the recommendation of Elizabeth Mongan;
In R.-S. p.125 it is suggested that Degas used "crayon électrique" (a carbon rod used in arc lights) on the first state of this plate; there is extended commentary on the progression of the states and the media;

Japanesque: The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism
CPLH Temporary Exhibition Galleries
October 16, 2010 - January 9, 2011

CPLH, Important Acquisitions, 1972-1975. A Tribute to Fenton Kastner. May 12 - July 30, 1978.

CPLH, Impressions of an Age: French Printmaking 1870-1890, 29 March - 15 July 1986, #60.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 13 Nov 1984 - 13 Jan 1985; Philadelphia Museum of Art, 16 Feb - 14 April 1985; Hayward Galleryy, London (Arts Council of Great Britain) 15 May - 14 July 1985.
San Diego Museum of Art, Degas in Bronze: The Complete Sculptures, June 28 - Sept 28, 2003.
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, The Repeating Image in French Painting from David to Matisse, Oct 7, 2007 - Feb 1, 2008; Phoenix Art Museum, Feb 20 - May 2, 2008; Kunsthalle der Hypo-kulturstiftung, Munich, June 1 - Aug 24, 2008.