KAWANO, Kaoru, (Japanese, 1916-): 2 Japanese Woodblock Prints. 1) Small child Reclined in a Blanket, sight size 9.5'' x 14.5'', framed, 14'' x 18.75''; 2) 2 Kittens, sight size 9.75'' x 14.5'', pencil signed lower right, framed, 13'' x 17''. Kawano studied at Kawabata art school. His promising earlier works showed great promise and were displayed at the Nihon Hanga Kyokai Exhibition (Japan Print Society) in 1944. He joined the army, and later became a prisoner of war in Siberia. After his release, he resumed exhibiting with Nihon Hanga Kyokai, and subsequently with Kokugakai. He moved to Tokyo, and participated in international competitions and solo exhibitions in New York, Seattle, Chicago, and elsewhere.