These often are very expensive designs and time consuming and also led many western tattoo enthusiasts to opt for Chinese tattoos. However in Asia since tattooing was done in criminals and social deviants most designs were very large and often full body pieces especially in Japan. What are ironic about these are Chinese tattoos were mostly used in many of the Asian cultures to mark criminals and other social deviants.
The art of tattooing has a long history in Asian including China, Japan, and even Thailand. Until very late in the 20th century and mainly in the early 21st century, tattooing becomes fashion in the West. The art of tattooing in China actually dates back much farther then its in the West.