| abstract |
An ink composition which comprises an alicyclic hydrocarbon solvent having dissolved therein a resinous binder and a modified dye, said modified dye being at least one species selected from the group consisting of a reaction product obtained by reacting a dye having at least one group of -CO2M and -SO3M in the molecule wherein M is an alkali metal with an organic ammonium compound and a reaction product obtained by reacting a basic dye with an acid compound. |