According to the driving method for a liquid crystal device according to Example 3 as described above, the AC signal is applied to the peripheral electrode 120 such that the duration with positive polarity potential and the duration with negative polarity potential are equal to each other in the unit of a duration of double of one period of the AC signal, and hence, it is possible to eliminate unevenness of polarity of potential in the peripheral electrode 120. The cation (+)-based or anion (?)-based ionic impurities attracted by the peripheral electrode 120 are prevented from stagnating due to uneven polarity of potential in the peripheral electrode 120, and the ionic impurities are smoothly swept from the display region E1 to the sealant 40 side with the scrolling of electric field from the first electrode 121 to the third electrode 123.
Note that, as with the driving method for a liquid crystal device according to Example 1, even if the duration in which the potential of the peripheral electrode 120 has positive polarity and the duration in which the potential has negative polarity differ in the period of the alternative signal, it is possible to sweep the cation (+)-based or anion (?)-based ionic impurities outward from the display region E1, by setting the driving signal such that both of the durations are sufficiently long.