Help in identifying an object I have an item with Chinese writing on it.  Can anyone help me identify it / how old it is?

any help would be greatly appreciated...

Jonah
札所 is a Japanese term

札所: 仏教の霊場の称。巡礼者が参詣のしるしとして札を受けたりおさめたりするところ
The name of a Buddhist sanctuary. Where pilgrims accept tags as signs of pilgrimage.

和州, 芝村  is a place's name, but 和州 in Google search doesn't seem to  exist in today's China
The names at the bottom are all Japanese names
You should post this question at the Japanese StackExchange section