Surprisingly Heavy, Cast Non-Ferrous & Highly Detailed Grooming Monkey

Oh, yeah...he's signed (but illegible to my feeble eyes, anyway).
1 1/4" high, 1 1/2" long (left toe to tail), 1" wide (right knee to toe); weight is 130.4 grams. Overall finish is a matte uniform black that doesn't look like paint; he could be powder-coated. 2 tiny spots of wear (tip of tail & tip of a left toe) show, under a loupe, just enough yellow to confirm a copper alloy, probably bronze...unless he's gold! The signature (underside of right thigh) seems to be in a cartouche...if I understand that term correctly.
He's grooming his left knee, and the thumb and fore-finger of his right hand are perfectly detailed in that effort.
I don't think he's old, partly because of the apparently modern finish, and also the almost complete lack of wear. There are openings where a cord could be passed through under his right arm an' his chin...but the 'hang' would awkward, at best. Based on that, I'll hazard that he's not netsuke.
Tell me, please, what you think about him...an' thanks for lookin'!

 

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Very good...pretty close, R20s...thanks!