Patent ID: 8519021

Claim:
An ink set for ink jet recording, comprising: an ink composition containing a pigment, polymer particles, a water-soluble organic solvent, lubricant in the form of dispersed particles, and water; a reaction liquid that forms an aggregate by contacting with the ink composition, and the lubricant in the form of dispersed particles comprising 25% by mass to 99% by mass of a lubricant and 1% by mass to 75% by mass of a dispersant represented by the following formula (1): (R 3 ) a -G-(D) d Formula (1) wherein in Formula (1), R 3 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, alkenyl group, aralkyl group, or aryl group having 10 to 60 carbon atoms; G represents a linking group having a valency of 2 to 7; D is (B)n-E, wherein B represents —CH 2 CH 2 O—, —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O—, —CH(CH 3 )CH 2 O—, or —CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 O—, and n is an integer of 1 to 50; E represents hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, aryl group, alkyl carbonyl group, or aryl carbonyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; a and d each represent an integer of 1 to 6; plural R 3 s, D, and E may be the same or different from each other.