To swiftly securely remove excess ink remaining on the surface of a wiping roller, obtain an excellent printed matter for a long period of time, enable high-speed printing and also reduce a load of an operator in a wiping device of an intaglio printing machine.

The wiping device of the intaglio printing machine includes a cylindrical cleaning member 1 fixed to a spindle 2 attached to a wiping tank, rotatively slidably brought into contact with the wiping roller 7, and having at least one or more uneven shaped surface for removing excess ink on the surface of the wiping roller.