A Sarouk Rug is a type of Persian Rug from province of Arak in Iran. Sarouk rugs have been produced for much of the last century. The early successes of the Sarouk rug are largely owed to the American market. From the 1910s to 1950s, the American Sarouk also known as the Painted Sarouk was produced. American customers had an affinity for the Sarouk's curvilinear and floral designs. What they did not appreciate, however, was the color, so for much of the 1920s, 30s and 40s, rugs exported from Iran would get a dye job to a desirable, deep, raspberry-red color, once they made it to the States.