Calligraphic Galleon by Abd al-Qadir Hisari is an ink and gold drawing on paper dated 1766–67 (A.H. 1180), created in Anatolia. The artist identifies himself in an inscription in the upper-left corner, describing himself as “the poor sinner ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Hisari living in Anatolia.” The work combines calligraphy and figural imagery, integrating religious and imperial references. The image features a large, three-masted galleon rendered in fine black ink, with the hull and deck formed by Arabic calligraphy in gold.

The calligraphic inscriptions name the Seven Sleepers and their dog Qitmir, figures from Islamic tradition. At the stern, within a gold disk, appears the tughra (imperial monogram) of an Ottoman sultan, with an inscription below identifying Sultan Mustafa Khan, son of Sultan Ahmed Khan. The composition is framed by further inscriptions in black ink, and the sea beneath the ship is itself written in minute script. This work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The combination of calligraphy and ship imagery reflects a broader Ottoman tradition of calligraphic compositions that merge religious, literary, and imperial themes, often created as works of piety, display, or commemoration in the 18th century.