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Drama and Desire: Japanese Painting from the Floating World, 1690-1850 Regional & Cultural James and Mary’s efforts toA rare gem: Drama and Desire presents 69 masterpieces of Japanese ukiyo e painting by such renowned masters as Hokusai, Utamaro and Harunobu, among others all depicting aspects of the so called "floating world," the licentious demimonde of Edo (modern day Tokyo), where actors and courtesans, rich patrons and bohemians, cavorted. While woodblock prints of the floating world have long been a favorite of art lovers, the remarkable ink and dye paintings