A MASSIVE SILK KESI 'THREE KINGDOMS' PANEL Late Qing dynastyPROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT CALIFORNIA FAMILYA MASSIVE SILK KESI 'THREE KINGDOMS' PANELLate Qing dynastyRectangular and of vertical orientation, framed and glazed, depicting scenes from Sanguo Yanyi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) arranged in two horizontal registers and bordered by a blue ground, the upper register depicting a battle outside a city wall, the lower, larger register showing Zhuge Liang and others engaged in battle. 82 1/2x 57 1/4in (207 x 145.5cm)Compare related kesi panels of similar scale, period, and also illustrating Romance of the Three Kingdoms sold at Christie's, Paris, 15 December 2010, lot 178, and Christie's, London, 8 December 1986, lot 174.