Patent ID: 8422117

Claim:
An electrophoretic display, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed opposite each other; base portions which are provided in a display area on the first substrate such that any two mutually adjacent ones of the base portions are disposed so as to have an interspace therebetween; reflection plates which are provided on upper surfaces of the base portions, respectively; first electrodes which are overlapped with the reflection plates in plan view, respectively; second electrodes which are provided in the interspaces on the first substrate so as to correspond to the first electrodes, respectively; a sealing member which is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to enclose the display area; and dispersion liquid which is provided in the display area between the first substrate and the second substrate, and which includes a dispersion medium, and electrophoretic particles dispersed in the dispersion medium, the electrophoretic particles having a color which is different from a color of the reflection plate.