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The blue and white underglaze red ghost millet descending the mountain is a blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty, with the main pattern of "Ghost millet descending the mountain", which describes the story of Sun Bin's master, ghost millet, who, at the repeated request of the envoy of the State of Qi and the Su Dynasty, agreed to go down the mountain to rescue the famous generals of the State of Qi, Sun Bin and Dugu Chen, who were trapped by the State of Yan. This pair of large porcelain plates has a hard and dense body, and a delicate and moist glaze color. Under glaze red paint on branches, leaves, and flowers, with a vibrant and eye-catching color. This pair of porcelain combines various decorative techniques such as painting, blue and white, and underglaze red, representing the highest achievement of Yuan porcelain firing.