Ink jet recording sheet and process for its production

摘要

An ink jet recording sheet comprising a support, at least one ink-receiving layer formed on the support, and a gloss-providing layer formed on the ink-receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer consisting essentially of a pigment and a binder, and said gloss-providing layer consisting essentially of a pigment and a synthetic polymer latex as a binder and having a glossy surface with a 75 DEG specular gloss of at least 25% as stipulated in JIS-Z8741, wherein at least 70 parts by weight in 100 parts by weight of the pigment in the gloss-providing layer are constituted by colloidal particles having an average particle size of at most 300 nm.