Yuzen artist Hata dies at 97

Yuzen artist Hata dies at 97

KYOTO, Japan - Tokio Hata (in file photo taken 1988), a prominent exponent of yuzen, a technique for dyeing kimono, died of pneumonia at a Kyoto hospital on Feb. 10, his family said Feb. 18. He was 97.

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