Chiyogami This is a traditional type of Japanese paper used for Origami.  Chiyogami is patterned and brightly coloured and was originally used for folding small paper objects like dolls or boxes. Two different groups of papers can generally be distinguished: Komon is the appellation for the single-coloured, small and often geometrical patterns (ko = small, mon = pattern, emblem). Yuzen summarizes those patterns being embued with vivid colours and gold or silver pigments. The name is derived from a great fan painter in the Edo period, Miyazaki Yuzen. Originally the design was applied with wood blocks, but today most chiyogami is produced with silkscreen techniques.

You can find some beautiful examples here. Most designs are traditional and inspired by Kimono fabrics.