To provide a structure for liquid crystal device with which the brightness of reflection type display and the brightness of transmission type display can be compatible at a higher level.

A first substrate 211 has a reflective layer 212 formed thereon, and the reflective layer 212 has one aperture 212a formed therein at each pixel. The reflective layer 212 has coloring layers 214 formed thereon, and the coloring layers 214 have an overcoat layer 215 formed thereon. The overcoat layer 215 has apertures 215a directly above the corresponding apertures 212a. Liquid crystal 232 is buried partially in surface depressions 210a formed so as to correspond to the apertures 215a of the overcoat layer 215 and is thick at the space just above the apertures 212a of the reflective layer 212.