A nonaqueous ink composition for an ink jet recording, comprising(A) a urethane resin dispersant with an acidic functional group,(B) a
pigment, and(C) an
organic solvent [and optionally (D) a thermal reactive compound],characterized in thatthe urethane resin dispersant (A) is a branched urethane resin dispersant prepared by polymerizing a terminal-
isocyanate-containing compound (p), which has been prepared by reacting(a) a polyisocyanate having three or more
isocyanate groups, and(b) a monoalcohol,under the condition that a
molar ratio (Ma / Mb) of the number of moles (Ma) of
isocyanate groups (NCO) from the polyisocyanate (a) to the number of moles (Mb) of hydroxyl groups (OH) from the monoalcohol (b) is 3 / 2 to 3 / 0.5,(c) a compound having one or more acidic groups and two or more hydroxyl groups, and(q) a
polyol compound having two or more hydroxyl groups via 1 to 30 atoms,under the condition that the hydroxyl groups are in excess; andin that 25% to 60% by weight of the polyisocyanate (a) is used with respect to a total amount of nonvolatile components in the branched urethane resin dispersant, is disclosed.