A photowriting display device which is capable of performing bright full
color display and a photowriting display apparatus which incorporates the
photowriting display device and on which the pen moving operation is
directly reflected as information to be displayed. A photowriting display
device is disclosed which incorporates: an electrochromic display member
incorporating a photoconductor in which only regions irradiated with
writing light generate carriers to realize conductivity; an
electrochromic layer in which light absorption of the regions are
reversibly changed owing to electrochemical oxidation and reduction
reactions caused to occur due to the conductivity; an electrolyte in
which the electrochromic layers are laminated or an electrochromic
material is dissolved; and a pair of electrodes laminated through the
photoconductor, the electrochromic layer and the electrolyte. A plurality
of the electrochromic display members are laminated.