Ink supplying apparatus and ink jet recording apparatus having same.

An ink supplying apparatus includes an ink flow passage connecting an ink storing portion for storing ink and an ejecting portion for ejecting the ink; a chamber (30,47) disposed in the ink flow passage (44); a filter (31,46) which divides the chamber into two spaces, one of which is provided with an ink entrance opening (32) leading to the ink storing portion, and the other of which is provided with an ink exit opening (33) leading to the ejecting portion; wherein the ink exit opening is disposed adjacent to the top wall of the chamber (30,47), with respect to gravity direction, and also, the ink exit opening is disposed above a level at which the ink entrance opening is disposed, with respect to direction.