Name: Cherry Red Starburst Kazak
Brand: RUGINZA
SKU: RK 1174
Price: 1105.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Cherry red and cream starburst medallion Kazak runner, 79×316cm

Starburst medallion detail in cherry red and cream on Kazak runner

Border detail of cherry red Kazak hand-knotted runner

Hand-knotted wool pile of cherry red Kazak runner, 79×316cm

Cherry red Kazak runner 79×316cm, Caucasian design

Cherry red and cream Kazak runner for a long hallway

One-of-a-kind cherry red starburst medallion Kazak runner

Hand-knotted Kazak runner with bold Caucasian geometry

Corner of cherry red Kazak hand-knotted runner

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Size

79×316cm

Color — Cherry Red

Cherry Red

Rug material

Wool

Only one available — one-of-a-kind.

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A cherry red field carrying a pole of medallions that alternate in both shape and colour. One form is a feathered starburst, its points radiating outward like frost on glass; the other is a flattened lozenge filled edge to edge with a fine diamond lattice. They take turns down the length — gold starburst, navy lozenge, teal starburst, orange lozenge — with small rosettes and octagons sitting in the spaces between. A wide golden-cream main border of stepped rosettes and hooked motifs frames the field, backed by an indigo outer band of palmettes, with cream fringe at both ends.

Hand-knotted in wool. Everything is drawn rectilinearly, including the feathered points of the starbursts, which on a knot grid means each frond is a small staircase rather than a taper. The red ground carries visible abrash, wide horizontal banding where one dye lot gave way to the next. At 79×316cm this is a runner for a corridor or a landing. A saturated red ground is practical in a busy space and hides everyday marks far better than a pale rug would.

Origin: Afghanistan
Type: Kazak, hand-knotted
Material: 100% wool
Design: Pole of alternating starburst and lattice lozenge medallions
Size: 79×316cm (2'7"×10'4") — Runner
Colour: Cherry red and cream, with navy, teal and gold
SKU: RK 1174
One-of-a-kind: Yes

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100% wool pile, hand-knotted, with a natural fringe at both ends. Wool is resilient and forgiving underfoot, which makes a Kazak a sensible choice for a corridor that gets real use.

The abrash banding in the red ground is a feature of hand-spun, small-lot dyed wool rather than a fault, and it will not even out over time. A runner takes concentrated traffic down its centre line, so use a rug pad and rotate it end for end regularly.

Two things alternate here at once, which is unusual. The medallions swap shape — feathered starburst, then lattice-filled lozenge, then starburst again — and they also swap colour, running gold, navy, teal, orange and back. Most runners vary one or the other. Changing both risks losing the thread entirely, and it holds together only because the two forms are opposites in density: the starburst is open, its feathered points letting the red ground through between them, while the lozenge is solid, packed edge to edge with a diamond lattice. Open, closed, open, closed down the whole length. Look closely at those feathered points. On a knot grid a taper is impossible, so each frond is a small staircase, stepping in by one knot at a time — which is why they read as crisp rather than soft, and why a coarser weave could not carry this motif at all. The rosettes and octagons scattered between the medallions are not filler either; they sit where the starburst arms leave gaps, and vanish where the lozenges fill the width.

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Shipping
We ship from Japan to the United States, the United Kingdom and 19 European countries. Shipping is free on orders of ¥150,000 or more (approx. $1,000 / £790 / €920); orders below that ship at a ¥15,000 flat rate (approx. $99 / £79 / €92). Each rug is carefully rolled and wrapped. Orders are dispatched within 3 to 5 business days, then take 7 to 15 business days in transit. Every order ships with tracking. Import duties and taxes may apply in your country; please contact us before ordering for details.

Returns
For a change of mind, contact us within 30 days of delivery. Items must be unused, in original condition and in original packaging. Return shipping is paid by the customer and can be expensive from outside Japan, so please ask us about size or colour before you order. If your rug arrives damaged, defective or not as ordered, contact us with photos within 30 days of delivery: we pay for the return and send a replacement or a full refund.

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