款識：(湯)自有千秋業，恒多未竟心。豹皮嗟片帋，駿骨感知音。悲樂花前夢，東西枝上禽。定文誰慰汝，握管一哀呤。周保緒教授寫生，宗宋人勾勒法。此紙勾已而未設色，子堅偶覩之于廣陵，重為故人遺墨，亟付裝池，而使予補成之，以予亦保緒友也。予聞保緒遺稿為鹽城某生所得，不知其人，視子堅何如，因并題一詩奉正。辛丑(1841)二月八日，貽汾并識。鈐印：「貽汾私印」

題跋：(周)白骨亦可肉，將軍下筆心。二難今始并，雙笠奮知音。君是生春手，我如垂翼禽。杈枒憶標格，梅月擁孤吟。雨生都督設色竟，並系以詩，因和其韻，時道光辛丑(1841)二月八日也，詒樸題并記。鈐印：「子堅」
(周)此家保緒仿宋寫生幅也，輪廓成而設色未就，兒子涑得之邗上，藏笥中三年矣。今春始請雨生都督足成之，遂為兩美。同日子堅又記。鈐印：「周詒樸印」、「子堅」



裱邊題跋：(黃)吾師幼歲即博通藝事，惟學畫最晚，致力亦最深。然專工山水，其花鳥人物，每與隱山合作者居多。此幅勾勒而未率業，得歸子堅，遂為完璧。白骨既肉，而且相與歌詠嗟悼之，文人之所望於同氣者，豈有既哉？辛丑(1841)三月，子堅來揚州，出以屬題，敬識數語而歸之。高諒黃樹賓。
(吳)保緒先生宏林碩學，資性絕人，每習一藝，藝必窮高極深，思力交至，不作弟二人想。初依安吳法作書，時出新意，後事箸述，稍輟業，自謂莫及。遂併力作畫，一以宋人為宗，晚年就官淮陰，更不多作，故友朋得者亦少。此幅乃未竟稿本，子堅雅重故人筆跡，極屬雨生都督傅色，裝而藏之，其用情有出於翰墨外者。道光辛丑(1841)穀雨後三日，吳廷颺謹題。鈐印：「吳廷颺印」、「熙載」
(陳)保翁著《晉略》時，嘗以畫酬人寫稿，於是書手所藏誇富於吾輩。昔以此事與保翁戲爭，今子堅出示此幀，恍憶笑言在耳，何待山陽聞笛，感觸當年。鄱陽陳方海。鈐印：「陳方海印」、「伯斿」
(楊)保翁早負文武才，司鐸淮上，中歲僑揚、僑金陵，□焉於畫。晚箸《晉略》，畫始稀，故成者益鮮。雨生都督亦退居金陵，先生之故人也。故子堅倩傅色以成之，□誌斯愛。道光廿一年(1841)閏月，楊亮謹題。鈐印：「臣亮」
(包)止庵嗜畫，攻之至力，積廿餘寒暑，然不能人物、屋宇，每作之輒，為通局之累。此花樹筆力遒麗，轉側有姿致，而翎毛亦殊穩洽，唯氣稍膩。殆宋恥夫所補，非止庵所作，雨生設色。若樹杪兩朶，雖謂出止庵手可已。子堅藏此，屬題拳拳，故友世臣，尤不忍欺泉下至好也。癸卯(1843)正初，包世臣記。鈐印：「倦翁」
(魏)史藁一編落吾手，畫藁枯枝君合有，何處覓此支離叟。子堅來絜園觀保翁《晉略》原藁，并出此畫共賞，因題。時道光廿三載(1843)孟春，方送子堅淮北之行，魏原。鈐印：「原」

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註：湯氏晚年致仕寓居江寧，與當地文人訂交深厚，其中與周濟更是莫逆之交。周濟，字保緒，晚號止庵，蘇州荊溪人。曾任淮安府學教授，常州詞派人之一，通音律，好作詞，習兵略，與湯氏志趣相投，故曾把其宅院春水院分出一半共居。周氏仙遊後，湯氏以五律六首哭之，翌年其子於廣陵覓得亡父仿宋人花鳥勾勒本，未著色，遂請湯氏填色補成此畫，並邀其父之好友弟子題跋，緬懷故人。湯貽汾《琴隱園詩集》，卷二十五，便記錄了此題畫詩及箇中原委。