Mask Shinje Chögyel
19th century | Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este
The "God of Death" Shinje Chögyel, known from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, is the central apparition that every soul encounters between death and rebirth in the "realm of death". He presides over the court of the dead, which judges the good and bad deeds of the deceased in life and passes them on to various hells or paradises. This is also where the judgment on the next rebirth is passed. Masks depicting apparitions from the realm between death and rebirth are intended to prepare the audience for their future encounters in this realm and thus take away the fear of seeing them.
The "God of Death" Shinje Chögyel, known from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, is the central apparition that every soul encounters between death and rebirth in the "realm of death". He presides over the court of the dead, which judges the good and bad deeds of the deceased in life and passes them on to various hells or paradises. This is also where the judgment on the next rebirth is passed. Masks depicting apparitions from the realm between death and rebirth are intended to prepare the audience for their future encounters in this realm and thus take away the fear of seeing them.
Collection:
Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este (1863 Graz - 1914 Sarajevo) DNB
Time:
19th century
Object Name
Lord of Death mask
Culture
Tibet
Material/technology:
Wood, pigments
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas
Geography
Südasien/Himalaya/Nepal
Invs.
103335
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