| Mirza Mohammad Reza Kalhor | |
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| Born | c. 1829 Iran |
| Died | 1892 Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | Ḥasanābād cemetery |
| Known for | Calligraphy |
| Style | Nastaʿlīq script technique |
| Children | 9 |
Mirza Reza Kalhor (Persian: محمدرضا کلهر; c. 1829 – 1892) was a 19th-century Iranian calligrapher, known for his mastery of the Nastaʿlīq script technique.
A member of the Kurdish Kalhor tribe of Kermanshah, he initially followed the typical tribal path, learning horsemanship and sharpshooting. He gained an interest in calligraphy as a child, and left the tribe for further training. During his career, he introduced several innovations to Nastaʿlīq calligraphy, changing both the aesthetics and mechanics of the technique.
Kalhor modified and adapted Nastaʿlīq to be easily used with printing machines and newspaper lithography, which in turn helped wide dissemination of his transcripts. He also devised methods for teaching Nastaʿlīq and specified clear proportional rules for it, which many could follow.
He died of cholera in Tehran at age 65, having sired nine children and taught many calligraphy students, several of whom went on to become notable in their own right. He was buried in Ḥasanābād cemetery.
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Page of mashq. 'Ali Jamasb Collection, Tehran
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Page of mashq. Private Collection, Tehran
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Page of mashq. Archive of Iran's Association of Calligraphers
References
- ^ "KALHOR, Mirzā Mohammad-Reżā". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- Bahman Eslami (25 November 2013). "Harir – Reducing Noise in Arabic Script". Retrieved 25 November 2015.