Patent ID: 7652732

Claim:
A color filter substrate comprising: a substrate having a first surface and an opposed second surface, and at least a black matrix layer, a color filter layer, and a retardation layer stacked on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the black matrix layer is formed of a metal and comprises (i) a display part, which has been patterned to form opening parts for displaying an image, and (ii) a frame part, which has not been patterned, provided on the periphery of the display part, wherein the color filter layer is stacked only on the display part of the black matrix layer, wherein the color filter substrate is used for a liquid crystal display panel which comprises the color filter substrate and a counter substrate stacked on top of each other through a seal material and a liquid crystal hermetically sealed therebetween; wherein the retardation layer is located between the first surface of the substrate and the counter substrate in the liquid crystal display panel; wherein an area of the black matrix layer that includes at least the frame part, but not the display part, is an area to be sealed, and wherein the seal material is provided on at least part of the retardation layer and does not contact the black matrix layer or the color filter layer.