Tea Monkey figurine in Yixing Crete

The Yixing Clay Monkey Tea Figurine is an enchanting Yixing clay figurine, ideal for enriching your traditional tea ceremony. The Figurines in the Chinese Tea Ceremony If you have ever witnessed the Chinese Gongfu Cha tea ceremony, you will surely have noticed that most tea trays (Cheban) are accompanied by a small clay figurine, known as "茶宠" (tea animal). These Yixing clay works of art are constantly bathed during the tea ceremony, bringing auspices of good luck and prosperity.  In China, tea figurines are regarded with great respect, sometimes equated with pets. Although they are simply decorative items for the tea tray, they have deep symbolic meanings in many Chinese families.