A method for manufacturing a plasma display comprises: a phosphor painting process for painting phosphor layer in ribs formed on a back plate; and a phosphor inspection process that includes the steps of: irradiating the phosphor layer with ultraviolet light; preparing an imaging system so that the imaging system images the emitted light beam to acquire information on brightness; comparing the brightness information with correlation between a shape model of the phosphor layer and brightness signal information that have been obtained in advance; and obtaining a painted state of the phosphor layer painted in the ribs; and a process for feeding back the applied state of the phosphor layer, which has been obtained in the phosphor inspection process, to the phosphor painting process so that the manufacturing equipment is controlled in the phosphor painting process.