Summer Party on the Bank of the Kamo River, around 1800, Utagawa Toyohiro, Japanese, 1773 - 1828, 19 9/16 ¡Ñ 29 1/8 in. (49.69 ¡Ñ 73.98 cm) (image), Ink and color on silk, Japan, 19th century, During the summer months, restaurants along the west bank of the Kamo River in Kyoto put platforms over the river so guests can enjoy their evening meals outdoors. This spectacle became a subject for artists of the ukiyo-e and Shij? schools as a representation of the summer season. Here, the smoking tray in front of the young man provides the name of the restaurant, Shij?ya. Two women are leaving the scene on the left while he is dining with a young woman sitting opposite of him. They are entertained by two musicians with shamisen (three-stringed instrument) and three young girls wearing bright red aprons are serving them.