A multilayered
cholesteric liquid crystal which comprises at least one
light reflection layer (Xa) that is a
light reflection layer obtained by fixing a cholesteric liquid-
crystal phase and that contains a
dextrorotatory chiral agent having an HTP of 30 μm-1 or more and at least one
light reflection layer (Xb) that is a light reflection layer obtained by fixing a cholesteric liquid-
crystal phase and that contains a
levorotatory chiral agent having an HTP of 30 μm-1 or more, all of the light reflection
layers (Xa) and all of the light reflection
layers (Xb) having a selective-reflection
wavelength in the range of 400-750 nm and the selective-reflection
wavelength of at least one of the light reflection
layers (Xa) being equal to the selective-reflection
wavelength of at least one of the light reflection layers (Xb), and in which all the adjoining light reflection layers obtained by fixing a cholesteric liquid-
crystal phase have been superposed so as to be in contact with each other. In the multilayered
cholesteric liquid crystal,
dextrorotatory and
levorotatory, inversely twisted, cholesteric liquid-crystal layers have been superposed so as to be in contact with each other without using a pressure-sensitive
adhesive therebetween. This multilayered
cholesteric liquid crystal has good surface properties and high transparency, selectively reflects light in the visible-light region, and has high reflection performance.