Aqueous ink composition for ink jet textile printing and textile printing method

An aqueous ink composition for ink jet textile printing comprising:

• lithium ions;
• sodium ions;
• and
• a dye in which a plurality of ligands represented by any of the following formula (1), formula (2), and formula (3) coordinate to a metal atom:
• wherein:
• X represents a coordinated metal atom;
• R1 is selected from H and SO3Z;
• a plurality of R1 may be the same or different from each other;
• at least one of R1 is SO3Z;
• and
• Z is at least one selected from a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, an alkaline earth atom, and ammonium,
• wherein:
• X is a coordinated metal atom;
• R2, R3, and R4 are each independently selected from H and SO3Z;
• and
• Z is at least one selected from a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, an alkaline earth atom, and ammonium,
• wherein:
• X is a coordinated metal atom;
• R5 is selected from H, NO2, an alkyl group having 1 or more and 3 or less carbon atoms, Cl, and SO3Z;
• n is an integer of 1 or more and 4 or less;
• when a plurality of R5 exist, a plurality of R5 may be the same or different from each other;
• R6 is selected from H, CH3, and SO3Z;
• R7 is selected from H, NO2, Cl, and SO3Z;
• at least one of R5, R6, and R7 is SO3Z;
• and
• Z is at least one selected from a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, an alkaline earth atom, and ammonium.