To prevent ink from being scattered sidewise from the end of a furnisher roll when the ink is supplied to a plate cylinder in a gravure printer having the furnisher roll.

The inking apparatus of the gravure printer having the plate cylinder and the furnisher roll provided to touch the plate cylinder includes a zipping means for mounting the plate cylinder, a plate cylinder position measuring means for measuring the axial mounting position of the plate cylinder, a zipping means for mounting the furnisher roll, a furnisher roll position measuring means for measuring the axial mounting position of the furnisher roll, a furnisher roll moving distance calculating means for calculating how long the furnisher roll may move in the axial direction from the measured position of the plate cylinder and the value of the position of the furnisher roll, and a furnisher roll moving means.