Ink set for ink jet-jet recording, method for ink-jet recording and recorded matter

An ink set for ink jet recording comprising:

• a black ink containing at least carbon black dispersible in an aqueous medium without a dispersing agent and water;
• and
• at least one color ink containing at least a colorant enclosing a color pigment with a polymer and water, wherein at least one ink selected from the group consisting of said black ink and said at least one color ink contains at least one water-soluble organic solvent comprising a glycol ether compound that is one or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, triethylene glycol monobutyl ether, propylene glycol monobutyl ether, and dipropylene glycol monobutyl ether, wherein said at least one ink selected from the group consisting of said black ink and said at least one color ink contains not less than 0.5% by weight of at least one surface-active agent selected from the group consisting of acetylene glycol-based surface-active agents and acetylene alcohol-based surface-active agents, wherein the amount of the glycol ether compound does not exceed 10 times the amount of said surface-active agent.

An ink jet recording process comprising:

• a black ink containing at least carbon black dispersible in an aqueous medium without a dispersing water;
• and
• at least one color ink containing at least a colorant enclosing a color pigment with a polymer and water, wherein at least one ink selected from the group consisting of said black ink and said at least one color ink contains at least one water-soluble organic solvent comprising a glycol ether compound that is one or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, triethylene glycol monobutyl ether, propylene glycol monobutyl ether, and dipropylene glycol monobutyl ether, and (b) using the ink set for ink jet recording, wherein said ink set for ink jet recording comprises a magenta ink, a cyan ink and a yellow ink as the color inks, and wherein text printing is carried out using a composite black formed by combining the magenta ink, the cyan ink and the yellow ink, in combination with said black ink of said ink set for ink jet recording.