However, in 1936, Britain applied political pressure on Australia to curb the import of Japanese textiles, which were damaging the British textile market in Australia.

Blue Note is from a collection of flat-weave cotton rugs inspired by Japanese textiles.

The museum will offer a symposium on Japanese textiles from Oct. 21 through 23, with talks by academics, artists and collectors.

The Japanese textiles are the core and glory of the Asian textile collection.

In the 1970's, she and her husband retired to Maryland and a house filled with Japanese textiles and an Otto Natzler pottery collection.

Shinto Cloth, inspired by Japanese textiles, is $98 a yard from Perennials, www.perennials.com or (888) 322-4773 (to the trade).

"I'm one of the largest importers of Japanese textiles," she said.

This tour de force of metalwork from 1922, which was derived from a Japanese textile, costs $325,000.

Japanese textiles began to displace British textiles in export markets.

Ms. White came to Japanese textiles 15 years ago after she had collected American Indian and Guatemalan woven fabrics for about six years.