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(57) [Summary] (with correction) [PROBLEMS] To provide an ink jet recording liquid which gives an excellent recorded image. SOLUTION: An ink jet recording liquid containing a metal complex dye represented by the general formula (1) or (2) and an image forming method using the recording liquid. [Wherein the group of atoms formed by X 1 and X 3 forms a structure capable of forming at least bidentate coordination bond with a metal ion. Y 1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring or —L 4 ＹY 2 , and Y 2 and Y 3 represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring. L 1 and L 4 represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group or a nitrogen atom, and L 2 and L 3 represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group. M represents a metal ion, and forms a coordination bond of at least bidentate with a group of atoms formed by X 1 and X 3 . m represents an integer of 0, 1, 2 or 3, and n1, n2 Represents an integer of 1, 2 or 3. ] |