Pigment dispersion, precursor of ink for UV-curing type ink-jet recording, method of ink-jet recording, printed matter, and method of manufacturing pigment dispersion

A pigment dispersion comprising:

• at least one resin-coated pigment comprising a resin and a pigment, and having an average particle diameter of 250 nm or less;
• and
• a dispersion medium having a viscosity of 30 mPa·s or less at a temperature of 25° C. and a boiling point of 150° C. or more at 1 atm, the dispersion medium containing as a major component a cation polymeric compound selected from a group consisting of:
• a compound having a molecular weight of not more than 1000 and comprising a cyclic ether moiety;
• an acrylic compound having an epoxy, oxetane, or oxolane group;
• a vinyl compound having an epoxy, oxetane, or oxolane group;
• a carbonate compound;
• a low molecular melamine compound;
• a vinyl ether;
• a vinyl carbazole;
• a styrene derivative;
• an alpha-methylstyrene derivative;
• a vinyl alcohol ester;
• an ester of vinyl alcohol having an acryl or a methacryl group;
• and a monomer having a cation polymerizable vinyl bond;
• wherein a mixing ratio of the pigment is confined within the range of 3 to 41% by weight based on a total weight of the dispersion medium, and a ratio of the resin in the resin-coated pigment is confined within the range of 5 to 37% by weight based on the weight of the pigment.