From Russia With Love

The Russian name Karabagh derives from a compound meaning
Turkick: Kara= black and Iranian: Bagh= garden. Literally “black garden.” Generally these antique rugs have rose pattered flowers, geometric in form with a pink and red color palette. The flowers are often arranged in swags, gardens or bouquets on a dark blue or black field. Very early Karabagh rugs were woven with a bright magenta field which was considered too strong for Western buyers. This was changed by a chemical process using iron oxides to create a dark black brown field causing oxidation. This results in a high low texture on antique Karabagh rugs.
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Gol Farang is Persian for “foreign flower”

Jan Kath’s spin on Karabagh