Patent ID: 7727602

Claim:
A recording sheet with an ink-receptive layer, comprising a substrate sheet and an ink-receptive layer formed thereon, wherein the ink-receptive layer comprises: (i) fibrous crystalline particles on surfaces of which a cationic hydrated metal compound is supported, wherein the fibrous crystalline particles have an average fiber diameter (D) of 0.1 to 2 μm, an average fiber length (L) of 1 to 200 μm, and a ratio (aspect ratio) of an average fiber length (L) to an average fiber diameter (D) of 5 to 500, and (ii) a binder, wherein the fibrous crystalline particles are particles of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of basic magnesium sulfate, basic calcium sulfate, basic barium sulfate, and basic strontium sulfate.