Many exhibits from the Chinese Gelehrtenhaus, including stamps, ink stones, and decorative tiles, were recovered with fire and smoke damage from the ruins of the Buchgewerbehaus after the bombing of Leipzig on 4 December 1943.
Sources
- Weltkultur und Weltkrieg – Bugra in Leipzig (blog.dnb.de)
- https://ausstellungen.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/provenienzgeschichten/ (ausstellungen.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de)
- https://www.kim-forum.org/DE/Aktuell/Presse/buecherUndBomben.html (kim-forum.org)
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