Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus

An ink jet recording method for recording an image with an ink jet recording apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of aqueous inks each comprising a pigment;
• an ink storage portion having an ink inlet port arranged in an upper portion thereof, the ink storage portion being configured to store each of the aqueous inks;
• a recording head having formed therein an ejection orifice configured to eject the aqueous ink supplied from the ink storage portion;
• and
• an ink supply path configured to supply the aqueous ink from the ink storage portion to the recording head,
• the recording being performed by applying the aqueous ink ejected from the ejection orifice to a recording medium,
• wherein the aqueous inks include a first ink to be applied earlier to the recording medium and a second ink to be applied later to the recording medium so as to overlap at least part of a region in the recording medium having applied thereto the first ink, and
• wherein the first ink has a redispersibility index calculated by the following equation (1) of 0.90 or more:
• redispersibility index=B/A (1)
• where
• A represents a mass (g) of a first residue obtained by leaving 2.0 g of the first ink to stand under an environment at 30° C. and a relative humidity of 10% for 16 hours and
• B represents a mass (g) of a second residue obtained by adding 1.2 g of the first ink to the first residue, stirring the mixture for 30 seconds, leaving the mixture at rest for 60 seconds and then removing a component having flowability.