Abstract: Proposed are novel ink-jet recording sheet having high water resistance, excellent transparency of the ink-receptive layer, ink absorptivity and color developability as well as the advantages of absence of surface tackiness and blocking and a liquid coating composition for forming the ink-receptive coating layer of the recording sheet. The liquid coating composition comprises, as a uniform blend in an aqueous medium: (A) an acetoacetylated polyvinyl alcohol; (B) a polyvinylpyrrolidone resin; and (C) an acidic aqueous dispersion of a colloidal silica, each in a specified weight proportion, in a limited weight proportion.